Union Magazine - Fall 2016

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“Evolution...”

The Next 50 Years, De La Salle’s New Administrative Model Fall 2016

Celebrating the Class of 2016 • De La Salle Academy is Filled with Gratitude Putting the “A” in STREAM • An Evening of Honor L The Brotherhood of the Spartan Is Like No Other L

Message from the President

In Union They Remain

Mark DeMarco ’78 President

We have been blessed and given so much in our lives...

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As we close out our 50th Anniversary of Catholic, Lasallian education in Concord, I thought it would be interesting to show the evolution of the Union cover over the years.

Volume 1, Number 1 made its debut in October of 1981. Its coat of arms, “In Union they Remain,” heralded at the top of the publication its mission to bond the De La Salle family at large–alumni, parents, alumni parents and friends together and to share the mission of the school.

As we begin our next 50 years, we as a school continue to adapt and change to the world around us and at the same time we remain laser focused on the Mission to provide a Catholic, Lasallian education to young men with varied academic needs, and diverse social, cultural, and economic backgrounds.

In August of 2015, Brother Robert informed me that he would be returning home to New York to work with his District of Eastern North America. As he and I discussed, the time has come to rethink the school’s administrative model. It was time to think “outside the box” in terms of running a busy high school. Eight months of conversations and planning provided a wonderful opportunity for a new leadership model to better serve our school.

In 1992, De La Salle High School changed its administrative model. After 23 years using the traditional Principal arrangement, the school adopted the President/Principal model of administration. This change was a response to the growing complexity experienced in leading Catholic, Lasallian high schools.

Especially in the past 10 years, both chief administrative positions have seen an increase in the scope and complexity of responsibilities. The President spends more time on board, financial, legal, and strategic matters.

There has been a growth in the work of the school’s advancement office and the scope of those activities has also captured more of the President’s time. The Principal’s position, too, has become more complex, with much more time demanded for addressing non-academic, President Mark DeMarco (continued on page 2)

Brother Jerome Gallegos Principal

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PRESIDENT’S CABINET Mark DeMarco ’78 President

Dr. Heather Alumbaugh Vice President for Academic Life

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE

Mark Chiarucci Vice President for Advancement Jack Dyer Vice President for Campus Life Lynne Jones Vice President for Finance

Leo Lopoz ’94 Vice President for Athletics

Joe Aliotti Senior Staff for the Office of the President Produced by the Office of Advancement

De La Salle High School 1130 Winton Drive Concord CA 94518 Tel: (925) 288-8100 Fax: (925) 686-3474 www.dlshs.org

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Contact Karla Wiese at wiesek@dlshs.org Editor: Karla Wiese

Layout and design: Jack Farage Design, Email: farage4art@yahoo.com

Text: Mark DeMarco, Mark Chiarucci, Lloyd Schine, Jennifer Shaw, Brother Robert Wickman, Karla Wiese

Photos: David Colello, Brother Lawrence Haley, FSC, Studio One, David Wakely, Bob Sansoe, De La Salle photo library

Read the Union online at www.dlshs.org

The De La Salle “Union” is a bond of unity for the extended De La Salle family — alumni, parents, alumni parents and the many friends who make up our school’s growing family.

The School Seal

The school seal is an important part of the identity of De La Salle High School.

The symbols used to make up the seal have particular meanings that reflect the values and purpose of the school. In the center of the seal is the Chi Rho (Kye Row). This is the Greek abbreviation of the title “Christ.” The first two letters of the word Christos or “Christ” are “Chi” and “Rho,” represented in the Greek alphabet as a capital “X” and “P.” The fleur-de-lis, with “lis” meaning lily in French, reminds us of our French origins with Saint John Baptist de La Salle. The lamp is a symbol of knowledge, reminding us of our primary purpose as a school — education. The section of broken chain represents freedom — freedom from ignorance. The chain surrounding the seal signifies strength and unity. “Les Hommes de Foi” is French for “Men of Faith.”

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The Next 50 Years College Bound Cinderella

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2015 - 2016 Parent Honor Roll of Donors

2015 - 2016 Alumni Honor Roll of Donors

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In Memoriam

What’s happening, classes?

An Evening of Honor

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Sports Overview

About the cover: Do you remember those 3D posters from the 1990’s? Called an autostereogram, they were a single-image stereogram (SIS), designed to create the visual illusion of a three-dimensional (3D) scene from a two-dimensional image. Well you won’t get a headache looking at our attempt, at a picture within a picture featuring covers of the Union magazine over the years.

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operational matters. And 23 years later, it is time to once again rethink how we do things as a school.

What has been designed is a structure that provides for the integrity of the President’s overall leadership role, with a plan for more delegation of duties to division leaders. The role of Principal will be eliminated and one of these division leader positions will center on leadership in academic matters. This division leader will not have the other duties of a non-academic nature that have taken up more and more of the Principal’s time. Other division leaders will have a wide variety of largely nonacademic duties distributed among them.

These division leaders will be in a direct reporting relationship to the President, an arrangement that is often found in independent schools and the collegiate world.

The President will have a few other supervisory level leaders whose responsibilities are such that it is appropriate for them to be in a direct reporting relationship to him.

The change in model will provide administrators with new opportunities for sustainable service. For more information on this structure see page 3.

And while we have a wonderful opportunity for growth, we will miss Brother Robert. He was been instrumental in the history of our school. He is a true Brother in every sense of the word and the vocation to which he was called. It has been my privilege to work with him these past five years and he has never let me down. Our administrative styles complemented each other well. He has always been extremely professional, hard-working and a team player. He has a brilliant mind and always brought creative new ideas to the team and is one of the most well read people I have ever known.

He has not only been a fantastic colleague, he has also been a true friend. Brother Robert is known for shaking hands with our young men and they know it. He loved meeting people and could be found at many school events. Often we would joke about how the weekend was and the response would be–what weekend–I do know the long hours of administration can take a toll on someone especially after doing it for forty years. He always took the time to ask how employees were, always had time to listen and talk to any-

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body with a problem and was great fun in meetings with his witty humor.

While his decision to move back home is a good decision for him it is a loss to our school community but we were lucky to have the opportunity to work with him. Brother Robert, we wish you the very best in the future. I know that whatever the future holds, you will excel and continue to be successful.

We will miss you but this isn’t goodbye as we know you will keep in touch and we will see you sooner rather than later. Thank you for the loyal and faithful service you have given to the De La Salle School Community.

In The spirit of Saint John Baptist de La Salle,

Mark DeMarco ’78 President

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The Next 50 Years, De La Salle’s New Administrative Model

he time has come to rethink the school’s leadership model. It is appropriate to move beyond a dualadministrator model to a clear and single point of leadership accountability and authority. To that end, what has been designed is a structure that provides for the integrity of the President’s overall leadership role with a plan for more delegation of duties to division leaders. The role of Principal has been eliminated and one of these division leader positions will center on leadership in academic matters. This division leader will not have the other duties of a non-academic nature that have taken up more and more of the Principal’s time. Other division leaders will have a wide variety of largely non-academic duties distributed among them. These division leaders will be in a direct reporting relationship to the President, an arrangement that is often found in independent schools and the collegiate world. The President will have a few other supervisory level leaders whose responsibilities are such that it is appropriate for them to be in a direct reporting relationship to him. The change in model will provide faculty and administrators with new opportunities for sustainable service. The details of the organizational structure that were put in place on July 1, 2016 follow.

De La Salle High School will be served by a President/CEO. The President will work in collaboration with and provide direction for Vice Presidents as division leaders and others in designated positions. The President offers a school-wide vision and an enabling structure to accomplish its mission. The President reports to and is the sole employee of the school’s Board of Trustees. Most importantly, the President, as authorized by the Board of Trustees, will own accountability and authority for all matters associated with the success of De La Salle, its faculty, staff, and students. In turn, those within the President’s reporting channels will be delegated appropriate authority within their areas of responsibility.

The Vice Presidents and Senior Staff for Office of the President constitute the President’s Cabinet. The Cabinet is the President’s primary consultative body. As such it has a significant, if not final, role in the President’s decision-making process.

The President convenes the Vice Presidents, the Senior Staff for Office of the President, and any additional direct reports, as well as others of his choosing, at regular intervals as a Leadership Council for the purposes of exchange of information, coordination of efforts, and discussion of mission effectiveness and specific planning initiatives.

What follows is a brief description of the roles of the division leaders who will serve in the new model of administration:

Dr. Heather Alumbaugh, Ph.D.

Vice President for Academic Life Dr. Alumbaugh is responsible for curriculum, instruction, faculty development and evaluation, and the formulation and execution of academic policies, procedures, and services. The Vice President for Academic Life is the senior De La Salle High School administrator to serve as the core liaison with Carondelet High School. Most crucially, she is accountable to attract and retain the most capable and appropriate faculty and academic support staff, and to ensure the highest quality classroom and learning experience to De La Salle students.

Mark Chiarucci

Vice President for Advancement Mark oversees the development of support for the school and its mission in the areas of fundraising for operational and capital needs. Additionally, this office will handle all alumni relations, and communications.

Jack Dyer

Vice President for Campus Life Jack is responsible for oversight of a variety of programs and services that provide for mission effectiveness, operational efficiency, and coordination in areas such as calendar development, facilities use in collaboration with the Scheduling Committee, safety protocols in concert with the Safety Committee, the activities of the Parent Association, co-curricular activities outside the area of sports, student leadership programs, and website development.

Lynne Jones

Vice President for Finance Lynne oversees all financial matters such as budget development and monitoring, accounts payable and receivable, asset protection, investment matFALL 2016 UNION

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Leo Lopoz

Vice President for Athletics Leo oversees all aspects of the school’s interscholastic and intramural sports programs. In addition, the year-round program in summer camps and clinics is his responsibility.

Joe Aliotti

Senior Staff for the Office of the President (Part-time) Joe is responsible for a variety of critical functions in support of the President’s work and agenda.

The Senior Staff for Office of the President: Plans, coordinates, and ensures the President’s schedule is followed and respected in regards to parent and neighbor communications.

Collaborates with the President in building relationships crucial to the success of the school and manages special projects.

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Meet De La Salle’s Newest Vice President Appointments

Dr. Heather Alumbaugh Ph.D. joined De La Salle in July 2016 as Vice President for Acadamic Life. She will provide strategic and operational leadership.

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he beginning of a new academic year brings with it a number of changes to the administration at De La Salle, highlighted by the appointment of Dr. Heather Alumbaugh as the Vice President of Academic Life. In addition, with the retirement of Brother Robert Wickman as Principal, a new organization model will be put in place for the school.

Dr. Alumbaugh joins De La Salle from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, where she was the Director of the Honors Program and the Co-Director of the Women’s Studies Program. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. with distinction in English and American Literature from NYU and a B.A. in English with a concentration in Spanish Literature cum laude from UCLA. Dr. Alumbaugh is also a graduate of Carondelet High School.

As the Vice President for Academic Life, Dr. Alumbaugh will provide strategic and operational leadership, vision, and direction for the design and implementation of the school’s academic programs. She will serve as the school’s chief academic officer and instructional leader and will collaborate at the administrative level with the newly formed President’s Cabinet.

Joining Dr. Alumbaugh is new Vice President for Advancement, Mark Chiarucci. Mark comes to De La Salle from fellow Lasallian school, Saint Mary’s College. De La Salle’s President Mark DeMarco said Chiarucci has the incredible ability to reach out and connect with everyone he meets. This is what De La Salle needs to further its advancement goals. “Mark Chiarucci understands philanthropy and

the complexities involved in advancing a school’s mission. This is exactly what he did at Saint Mary’s College. I have no question in his abilities to foster new opportunities for De La Salle High School; he will take the school to another level of support for the educational mission. He is a great fit with our school as a man of integrity.” said DeMarco.

Chiarucci worked for 10 years in athletic administration in both professional and collegiate sports as Assistant General Manager for Wichita Baseball Inc. (Double AA, Kansas City Royals Organization) and as Director of National Corporate Sales & Regional Director for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). He started at SMC in 2004 as Director of Athletic Development and oversaw all external revenue for the Department of Athletics, Fundraising, and Sponsorships; from 2007 - 2013 he was a Major Gift Officer. Beginning in 2014, he served as the Director of Major Gifts and led all major gift activity for the college.

A dedicated Lasallian, Chiarucci earned his undergraduate degree from Saint Mary’s College of California in 1991. He also holds a master’s degree in Sports Administration from Wichita State. He graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral High School in San Francisco in 1987.

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Mark Chiarucci joined De La Salle High School in April 2016 as Vice President for Advancement. He steps into this important role as De La Salle is in the midst of a $50 million campaign. His first priority; finalizing nearly $3.4 million in funding for the STREAM Innovation Center.

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During the course of our gathering this morning, I think it is fair to say that you, the Class of 2016, live in two worlds.

This is one of those times in your lives when the curtain is coming down and going up at the same time. You will likely not all experience this special time in the same way. Some may focus more on what is ending and see the curtain coming down. Others will see the curtain rising and think more about what is ahead. Whatever it may be for you as an individual graduate, let it be and learn from it.

When I think of you, of what has been, I think of these words: faith, integrity, and scholarship. Now, don't get big heads. I am not necessarily referring to you being perfect models of these virtues which have been key descriptors of what we think De La Salle students should become, that is, men of faith, integrity, and scholarship. For sure, we have seen substantial commitment to what these words represent.

We have also seen some missteps along the way. And if you think I say that with a tone of criticism, you are wrong. I say it because there is a powerful insight to think about this morning. That insight is simply this: God is not done with you yet. There’s a reason in many of the great religious traditions, we hear these expressions: someone is a “practicing Catholic, a practicing Lutheran, a practicing Jew, a practicing Buddhist or Muslim or Hindu.” We stay faithful to our traditions by working to get better at them. We keep practicing.

We are called to keep at it.

And I have seen commitment and practice among you, the members of the Class of 2016. I have seen, more than once, students try to take a poorly chosen shortcut toward academic achievement, and then move to a higher level of hard work and honesty; I have seen students focus on themselves and, after the 10th grade Sophomore Immersion day, or days in Salinas or San Diego on Ven A Ver, or volunteering with our Academy middle-schoolers, come to know and understand that it is only when one gives oneself away in service does genuine happiness come. I have seen students move out of their circle of friends, nothing wrong, by the way, with a circle of friends, and reach out to someone who was not part of their club, their group, their boys. I have seen students hesitate, then push themselves and take risks in sports, through retreats, on the stage, in musical groups, and in dozens of other ways. I have seen many acts of kindness on this campus and I have also seen steps taken backwards. Sounds a lot like the human condition, right? The good news, the most welcome of news, is that we cherish the fact that the steps backwards are few compared to the tremendous growth seen over these high school years among you.

Today, likely for the last time as a full class, you are on the holy ground of this campus. You sit, quite appropriately in the middle of our world here—the quad. It is here everyday

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that over 1,000 De La Salle boys walk to and fro, with story after story after story. The faculty and staff of our school have been privileged to walk with you. We are honored that your parents entrusted you to our care for these high school years. We have taught you the best way we can—by example, even with our faults showing. We have asked you to do the same.

Remarks of Brother We have Robert J. Wickman invited you to F.S.C., Principal put on the person of Christ. This is a great challenge at a time when you are still considering who you are. But Christ has been with you, and He continues to walk with you as this class takes its leave from here today. And Christ will be faithful to you until your last breath is taken on this earth.

My brothers of the Class of 2016, De La Salle has asked much of you and now we say you are ready to paint a new picture on a bigger canvas. Your mentors here, the De La Salle Christian Brothers, other religious, and the lay men and women of the faculty and staff who have served, supported, and pushed you say something together today. We say that this is the time to move, to seek new avenues for the many gifts and talents you possess. We also say it is time to look back and wonder how you all came to this moment today.

And finally, I pray that our loving God embrace each and every member of the Class of 2016 now and in the years to come as we, all our faculty and staff with your families and friends, embrace you today and launch you into a hope-filled future. De La Salle will always be your home.

God bless you all.

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Jack Smith, salutatorian — Speech Excerpt

Nine months ago I went on Kairos, which means "God's Time."

Apparently God was really looking forward to this graduation because, during the week, I heard tons of sound bytes about ''Nine months from now..." this and "The real world..." that. And I thought

Alex Raines, valedictorian — Speech Excerpt

about this nine-month development process that would inevitably inject us into the so-called "Real World," and something rather universal came to mind: childbirth.

At this school, we call ourselves brothers, and to be a brother, you must share a mother, right? And though my last name is Smith, and yours might be Valentine or Wong or Lopez, we are brothers.

Everything we're made up from originally came from our mothers' bodies. Thanks to our umbilical cords, our mothers' oxygen and nutrients were carried to our fetal selves. But when we were born, goodbye! No more umbilical cord. Through our metaphorical umbilical cords, which may have been in the form of favorite classes, liturgies, or long athletic seasons, De La Salle has—shared with us not oxygen and nutrients, but lessons on how to respect all people and care for those less privileged than ourselves, and that a quality education means absorbing information wherever there is an opportunity. This morning, when they hand you the Promised Diploma, they're actually just cutting your umbilical cord. De La Salle is saying, "Son, your nine months are up and it's time to grow and learn somewhere else. Now, please shake my hand." And we, once again, will survive.

My own mom, the one whose womb I used to call home, could never teach me how to do my chemistry homework. And even though it took me until I was ten years old to tie my shoes and ride a bike, my mom and dad had their priorities straight: they did teach me to love my siblings. Today, with only seven years of experience in bicycle-riding but seventeen years of loving my siblings, I am confident that they were right all along. And all graduates here today can thank our Common Mother, De La Salle High School, for raising us to love our brothers here on campus.

Maya Angelou said "Be present in all things, and thankful for all things." Be present!

As the world continues to advance technologically, it will become increasingly difficult for the class of 2016 to remain present - to be aware of our surroundings, to communicate face-toface, and to enjoy each other's company. We'll be drawn to social media, drawn to our computers, drawn to our iPhones, cameras, and iPads.

And while all this new technology will make it easier to stay in touch after today, it's important to remember to live in the moment.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said that "to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded." Find your passion; delve deeply into an issue to make this world a better place; make a difference in the lives of family members and friends. Go out into the world with confidence, and find a way to leave your mark on it.

So... to the class of 2016, get out and do something you genuinely enjoy. Be present in the world—laugh with your friends, pursue your goals, and touch those in need. Be thankful for God's love and for the love and preparation that those present here today have provided you. And in return, I ask you to extend that same love to your friends and family today and going forward.

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Class of 2016: College

There are 240 students in the graduating class. Of those, 238 (98%) will attend colleges, universities, or two-year colleges. Two students’ plans are undecided as of this writing. Students applied to an average of 7.7 schools, and had an average acceptance rate of 53%. Twenty three (23) students (11% of the class) were recruited for athletics at 4-year schools (16 at Division I; 3 at Division II, 2 at Division III, 2 at NAIA schools, and 4 at Club level for Rugby). At least 63 students, (26% of the class) received academic merit scholarships.

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Of four-year colleges in California, students are attending 32 schools: 20 public, and 12 private, for a total of 100 students, 42% of the class: Public CA (69 students) CSU’s (17.5% of class): CA Maritime Academy (1) Cal Poly Pomona (2) CSU Poly San Luis Obispo (5) CSU Chico (11) CSU East Bay (1) CSU Fullerton (1) CSU Monterey Bay (1) CSU Sacramento (3) San Diego State University (5) San Francisco State University (5) San Jose State University (3) Sonoma State University (4)

Private CA (31 students) (13% of class): California Baptist University (2) Chapman University (1) Concordia University (1) Dominican University (1) Loyola Marymount University (2) Notre Dame de Namur University (1) Pepperdine University (1) Saint Mary’s College (11) Santa Clara University (3) University of San Diego (4) University of San Francisco (3) University of Southern California (1)

UC’s (11% of class): UC Berkeley (5) UC Davis (2) UC Irvine (3) UC Los Angeles (4) UC Riverside (2) UC San Diego (2) UC Santa Barbara (3) UC Santa Cruz (5)

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Of four-year, out-of-state colleges, there are 104 students attending 64 schools (31 public and 33 private) in 28 states and Washington D.C. for a total of 43% of the class.

32 students (13% of the class) are attending 2-year colleges in California, Maryland and New Mexico for a total of eight different schools.

Eighty-five percent of the class (204 graduates) will be attending four-year institutions. 100 of them are pursuing their studies in California, at 20 public schools and 12 private schools’ and 104 of them will scatter across the country to 31 public and 33 private schools.

Some of the schools with the highest number of De La Salle grads attending this fall: Saint Mary’s College (11) University of Arizona (9) University of Nevada, Reno (8) Gonzaga University (6) Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (5) San Diego State University (5) San Francisco State University (5) UC Berkeley (5) UC Santa Cruz (5)

Keep in touch, Class of 2016. We would love to hear updates on your college adventures.

Who knows – you could be featured in a future Union edition!

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Out-of-State Community Colleges: Community College of Baltimore County, MD (1)

New Mexico Military Institute (1)

Additionally, students were accepted at the following colleges and universities:: Academy of Art University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Arcadia University, Auburn University Montgomery, Azusa Pacific University, Babson College, Baylor University, Benedictine College, Bethany College, Boston College, California Lutheran University, California State University, Bakersfield, California State University, Channel Islands, California State University, Dominguez Hills, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Los Angeles, California State University, San Marcos, California State University, Stanislaus, University of California, Merced, Canisius College, Carroll College, The Catholic University of America, Centre College, Clemson University, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, University of Colorado at Denver, Colorado Mesa University, Colorado School of Mines, University of Dallas, Dean College, DePaul University, DeSales University, Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott, Georgia Institute of Technology, The University of Georgia, Grand Canyon University, Hampton University, Hawaii Pacific University, Holy Names University, Humboldt State University, The College of Idaho, Ithaca College, University of Kentucky, La Salle University, University of La Verne, Linfield College, Manhattan College, University of Maryland, College Park, Marymount California University, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, University of Massachusetts, Boston, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Menlo College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Miami University, Ohio, University of Miami, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, The University of Montana, Missoula, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of New Mexico, Northeastern University, Occidental College, Pacific University, University of the Pacific, University of Pittsburgh, Point Loma Nazarene University, Portland State University, University of Puget Sound, University of Redlands, Regis University, Saint Joseph’s University, Saint Louis University, Saint Michael’s College, San Diego Christian College, Seattle University, Seton Hall University, University of South Carolina, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Southern Methodist University, University of St. Andrew’s, University of St. Thomas, Temple University, Texas Tech University, The University of Texas, Permian Basin, The New School, The Ohio State University, Tulane University, University at Buffalo The State University of New York, Vassar College, Villanova University, University of Virginia, Washington State University, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Virginia University, Western Washington University, Whittier College, Willamette University, College of William and Mary, University of Wyoming, Woodbury University.

As of May 13, 2016 Compiled by Janet Appel & Esther Lopez, Co-Directors of College Counseling

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Concord: De La Salle gridiron specialists tackle 'Cinderella'

By Jennifer Shaw, Correspondent,

East Bay Times, Published on 4/12/16 Reprinted with permission.

CONCORD -- Towering head and shoulders above the rest, De La Salle varsity defensive tackle Boss Tagaloa adroitly balances a dainty serving tray, before he and defensive end Damon Wiley heed the call to "shimmy" and then launch into choreographed high kicks.

The high school seniors are two of the four, good-sport recruits from the school's football team who have cameo roles in the upcoming Company production of "Cinderella."

When head football coach Justin Alumbaugh approached his players with the request last fall, Tagaloa initially thought it was a joke.

"I've never done anything like this in my life," he says.

"It's just stepping out of our comfort zone."

Early rehearsals revealed that the requisite light-on-yourfeet, fancy footwork connection—whether on the field or on stage -- was not so far-fetched.

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"There's a lot of correlation.

"It's footwork and fine motor, and that's something we enforce everyday," says Alumbaugh, a former De La Salle tight end, linebacker—and part of the private school's storied 12-season, 151-game winning streak—with fond memories of his high school era ballroom dance lessons.

"In both, it's about having control of your body and getting where you want to be as quickly and efficiently as possible," he adds.

Wiley came to the stage with a love of music and dance - and a faint memory of playing the role of a tree in a class play.

"I was one of those who was really pumped up about it," he says.

"It was tough in the beginning, but I picked it up pretty easily after a couple of practices."

He quickly gleaned the similarity between football and theater.

"You have to be on point with your moves," he says. "It takes a lot of calf strength."

Show director Meredith Barnidge, who is in her first year as theater arts director for Carondelet and De La Salle, had no qualms about approaching Alumbaugh with her idea for featuring football players in the cast, given her penchant for playing Fantasy Football with students, and having grown up immersed in both the arts and athletics.

The die-hard fan of the Cardinals, heralding from her St. Louis hometown, was motivated by a desire to meld the two arenas in order for students to have a wider, non-dual breadth of experiences.

"I love football ... I speak football," she says of her ease of offering stage direction to the players with their shared sense of the essential teamwork, and a language they could easily grasp.

Barnidge also recruited one of her former students at Contra Costa Christian High School to choreograph.

Saint Mary's College sophomore McKenna Williams, pursuing dual degrees in kinesiology and dance, was up to the task, teaching the football players their partner routines.

"I'd call (a move) a grapevine and they'd call it a karaoke.

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"They recognized the move because they'd already done it on the football field," Williams says.

"They're capable of doing these huge lifts," she adds, noting their upper body strength.

Such bold moves are juxtaposed with their adherence to the finer points of the choreography, be it on stage in "Cinderella" or facing down an opposing team.

"You have to make split decisions at all times," Barnidge explains. "In both, there are specific positions that you either have to hold or adjust based on the actions or reactions of the other actors or players on the stage or on the field. I would argue that it can be as subtle as shifting weight from one foot to the other."

Meanwhile, Tagaloa and Wiley also recognize a similar holding of high standards and a common pursuit of excellence between their athleticism and now the arts—always raising the bar.

"I saw how serious (the actors) were, how passionate they are. I like that kind of vibe," Tagaloa says.

"It reminds me of football, except no (hard, physical) contact."

Barnidge shares a moment when Williams had praised the performers following a particular scene, calling it "perfect."

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"Tagaloa's reply was 'you can't say that; if it's perfect then I have nothing left to improve."

She recalls a time when Boss opted to stay after his own rehearsal was finished, and when she inquired as to why he remained in the audience, he simply said: "I've never even

seen a play, and now I'm in one."

And while he and Wiley may one day reminisce about their football team's win-loss record, "30 years from now, they'll (also) be talking about dancing in a musical," Alumbaugh says.

2016 - 2017 De La Salle and Carondelet Theatre Company Save the Dates!

High School Musical

Production preparations are currently underway - features De La Salle varsity basketball players!

Shows November 10 -19

MacBeth

This production will feature a Stage Combat Choreographer from the San Francisco Opera.

Shows March 30 - April 8

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The 33rd Annual Brother Maris Golf Tournament Is May 8, 2017

The 32nd Annual Brother Maris Golf Tournament had over 150 Golfers and raised more than $28,000 in support dedicated for DLS student financial aid.

The 33rd annual Brother Maris Golf Tournament, hosted by the De La Salle Alumni Association will take place on Monday, May 8, 2017. The event honors Brother Maris Spillane, FSC, a teacher and golf coach in De La Salle’s early years. The proceeds will benefit student financial aid. A shotgun start, great contests, special hole prizes and hole-in-one prizes, and an exciting shootout. The fun will include tee prizes, refreshments, lunch and end-of-day cocktail reception and dinner with raffles and silent auction. Join us in helping to raise funds to support our Spartans of the future.

For information or if you are interested in helping or sponsoring, please call Lloyd Schine ’94 at 925-288-8171 or email schineL@dlshs.org.

De La Salle Kicks Off the New School Year with a New Website!

With more and more people accessing websites through their mobile devices, De La Salle has a new site that dynamically converts for ease of use across multiple platforms. Check it out at www.dlshs.org!

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A school year ends at De La Salle Academy: Concord We Are Filled With Gratitude!

As we start the beginning of our third year as a Catholic & Lasallian middle school, we know that we wouldn't be where we are without the help of so many wonderful people. Please enjoy our students' heartfelt expressions of GRATITUDE! They come from their hearts!

Nathan: “I am grateful for the plethora of opportunities which this school has given me.”

Steve: “I wasn’t grateful for anything in our first year, but now I appreciate being in a #1 school that has given me so many opportunities.”

Timothy: “I like having friends who I can trust.”

Brian: “I am grateful for an abundance of caring brothers and good faculty. Kai: “I am grateful for my life because it is so precious and you can’t put a price on it.” Jason C: “I appreciate having the time to get closer to God.”

Luis S: “I am so grateful for all my caring brothers here at DLSA.” Vincent: “I am grateful for Emilio, my tutor, who comes in to help me with many things, but especially math.”

Ian: “Getting accepted as a fifth grader was the thing I’m most grateful for here at DLSA.”

Fernando: “I am grateful to have the chance to help kids in Eritrea, Africa.” Felipe A: “My heart is filled with gratitude for every one of the teachers because they give me guidance and love.” Kadin: “I am grateful that everyone around me has helped me to change this year.”

Tyler O: “I am appreciative for the teachers, staff, and students who have helped this school thrive.” Ronald: “Having feelings of gratitude is a big part of human life. I am grateful for having a loving family and being able to come to this school.” Antonio D: “I am grateful that I received “Young Spartan of the Week” and made Honor Roll. I’m also grateful for all the opportunities I have been given.”

Felipe S: “I am thankful that Mr. Hofmann has given everyone here at the Academy a chance to be successful.” Anthony: “I am grateful to God for giving me another day to live.” Jaydan: “I am most grateful for being accepted into this school, knowing that I will get a good education and a full scholarship.”

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Diego: “I am grateful for a great staff and for all the friends I have made since I arrived here.” Duncan: “Mr. Rodriguez helped me realize that I am grateful for my faith and my education. Without my faith I feel empty and that means no happiness.” Isaac: “I am most grateful for the scholarships Mr. Hofmann has given us and for the kind and wonderful teachers.”

Jose: “I’m grateful for all the skills our teachers have taught us and for how close we have become as a class.” Kevin Q: “Mr. Hofmann is a great man for starting this school. God willing, he will go to my graduation here and at the high school.” A.J.: “My heart is filled with happiness because I enjoy all things that happen here at De La Salle.”

Ramiro: “I am grateful for the amazing teachers we have here at the Academy.” Oscar: “My heart is filled with gratitude for Mr. Rodriguez who gave me the opportunity to come to De La Salle Academy.”

Santino: “I am grateful for having the best teachers who always put their hearts and souls into giving us the best education in the world."

Adrian: “I have been so grateful to have religion class and learn all about God.” Lelan: “I am grateful for having become a Lasallian Spartan while here at the Academy. I also appreciate getting a better education here.”

Juliano: “Not only do I appreciate the opportunities I’ve been given here at the Academy, I am grateful for my scholarship.”

Leo: “I am grateful to God for giving me these life-changing opportunities. Because of God I’m in the spot that I am in right now.” Sergio: “I appreciate having the best tutor! Jack helps me with my homework whenever I need it.”

Chase: “I am grateful that all the kids at De La Salle respect each other.”

Luis H: “I am grateful for all of the volunteers and older brothers from DLSHS who come and help. Brodie: “My heart is thankful for this education bestowed upon me. De La Salle has helped turn me into a man of faith, integrity, and scholarship.” Tyreeq: “I am grateful for all the new things I’ve learned, specifically Spanish which I didn’t know.”

Jerod: “I am grateful that my mom hasn’t given up on me!” Adonis: “Mr. Hofmann has put a lot of money into our school and I cannot let him down.” Antonio C: “I like that many of the teachers are Lasallian Volunteers and brothers…or they used to be.”

Alex R: “I am thankful for all the love we receive at De La Salle.” Miguel: “I am grateful for the birds chirping in the morning, the squirrels speeding in the mid-day, and the owls hooting in the afternoon.” Tony J: “I am grateful for the chance to be in a Catholic School.”

Jason T: “I am very thankful for the many blessings bestowed upon me and I will use them to help others.” My’kel: “I have so many new friends in this school and I am so grateful for that.” Alex C: “I have grown so much as a Young Spartan and I am very grateful.””

Gerardo: “I’m thankful that the teachers are always looking after us.” Tyler H: “Because of Mr. Hofmann’s generous donation to start a prestigious school, I will not be just another statistic of another male African American.”

Kevin G: “I am most grateful for the people I’ve met this year: my friends and the teachers.”

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s De La Salle welcomed the class of 2020 to campus this fall, they, as well as the rest of the students, were greeted by the newly renovated “300” wing on campus. The remodeled facility will house the Visual Arts Department, among others, and now completes the final phase of the architectural plans for the STREAM Innovation project (Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, ARTS and Mathematics). The ambitious 50th Anniversary Campaign for De La Salle aimed to address the four pillars integral to our mission: Academics, Access, Arts, and Athletics and completing this facility helps in accomplishing one of those goals.

A breezeway has been opened up on the east side of the building on both the first and second floors, and connects the courtyard with the STREAM Center. The building received major upgrades throughout its core, as only the original footprint remains the same, including a new roof and flooring, windows and walls. Also incorporated is an all new HVAC, electrical, plumbing and cabling. Finally, the new Media Laboratory will be equipped with 25 brand new Macintosh computers.

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n June 1, 2016, the STREAM Innovation Center completed its first full school year of use. We asked faculty to reflect on their new classrooms, equipment, and now the overall facility has helped them in facilitating learning for our students. Here is what they shared with us.

“Thank you for the opportunity to be able to teach in the STREAM Center. This is a beautiful building that has benefited the students this year. The math rooms are large and I’m able to group my students in alternative ways in comparison to the previous years. My current seating arrangement allows students to be in groups of three or four which allow the students to work collaboratively. This has helped the students in that they can explain challenging concepts to their peers.

The floor to ceiling whiteboards are an asset as I can have most of my class up at the board working on questions and I can quickly visually see who has done a question correct or incorrect.

My Honors Geometry class was able to put up many proofs on the board as a result of having these boards.

The views of the football and baseball fields have been a source of entertainment for the students and me - we all get distracted by the view!”

– Melissa Marnell, Mathematics

“The STREAM Center has had an immediate impact on my teaching. Obviously, the space is far superior to my old classroom. It is larger and has a much better layout. It also has a fully functional prep room that makes labs easier to prepare and perform with students. Student hands on experimentation has increased and I have been able to try new experiments in both Honors Chemistry and AP Chemistry. I have also been able to decrease the group size on several labs in chemistry to make sure kids are getting a better hands on experience. Our regular chem-

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istry class has benefited the most because we have been able to have the students work in groups of two during lab experiments.

I feel the students responded well to the new space. Group work was much more productive because the students could actually meet with their groups and not be bothered by other others because they had the space to work by themselves.

I am looking forward to next year. It took us a long time to get settled and organized in this awesome new space. Now that we are here and organized, I think next year will be even better.”

– Spencer Shively, Science Department Chair

“I teach robotics and the tables in the STREAM Innovation Center are twice as large as those in the old lab. Our side counters hold a secure charging station for the 100+ batteries we need to charge overnight, every night. I have enough convenient and secure storage for the robotics equipment. Formerly we had shelves in a back room.

The aforementioned back room was also the power tool workshop and storage area for the Robotics Club. It was definitely too small and too crowded, and out of sight from the classroom. Our new lab has a large cage for the power tools to be stored and operated safely. The walls around the room are populated with numerous electrical outlets, turning every counter into a potential workbench. We have support racks around the ceiling which can support 500 pounds. There is an abundance of storage in the cage for tools and more in the classroom.”

– David Fryman, Robotics and Chemistry Not only did the faculty give the STREAM Innovation Center rave reviews in its first year, but our students also had wonderful things to say about the facility.

“The STREAM Center has positively impacted my learning. It has made it easier to learn with all of the new technology that it

First Year Retrospective introduced. I like how everything is brand new which helps me learn.”

“The STREAM Center impacted my learning in a positive way because I no longer have to move to a different classroom to perform labs. The classroom is very modern because we can watch Biology videos without the glare of the sun using electronic shades operated outside the classroom.”

“Having the STREAM Center has made my learning much better. I feel happy when I enter the building because of all of the light and big space.

Overall, the STREAM Center was worth the investment and it is a beauty on our campus.”

Spartonics Success

With the help of the new space in the STREAM Innovation Center, the Spartonics Robotics Club recently made it to the semi-finals of the FIRST Robotics regional competition held at UC Davis. Our Spartonics came in third place in the competition and almost qualified for the upcoming World Championships in St. Louis. This has been their best showing in several years, and with a combination of dedicated students, plus the extra space afforded them in the new building, will hopefully set the stage for even bigger and better things down the road!

Finished But Not “DONE”

While the STREAM Innovation Center is fully operational, we still need to raise approximately $3.4 million of the total $20.5 million construction cost. Additionally, we are extremely fortunate for the $4.5 million pledge from the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation specifically designated for our STREAM Center. However, this pledge will expire on September 1, 2017 if we cannot demonstrate broad and significant support from the De La Salle community.

In other words, if the school is unable to close the $3.4 million STREAM Center funding gap, the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation’s pledge is off the table and the funding gap will grow to $7.9 million. Construction on the next phase of our project – a new Athletic Performance Center – will commence once the STREAM Center is fully funded.

Our campaign is truly at an important

crossroads, and we need your support.

We have achieved so much thus far, but there is still much work to be done!

This campaign stresses participation from the entire De La Salle community. We recognize that each family has been blessed financially in different ways, and even the most modest gifts will help our school reach its full potential.

The time to act is now. Please contact Mark Chiarucci at chiaruccim@dlshs.org or (925) 2888106 to learn more about naming opportunities or to make a pledge, or return the enclosed envelope with your gift. Join De La Salle and the entire community in support of this historic undertaking.

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2015 – 2016 Parent Class Honor Roll of Donors (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)

ANNUAL FUND

The DeLaSalle Support the Brotherhood.

Thank you, parents, for your generous gifts to the Annual Fund.

The Annual Fund benefits all students by supporting student programs, faculty development, financial aid, and much more. It is the “every year” gift that we ask of our entire community.

Parent response continues to increase, and we thank you for working with us towards our goal of one hundred percent participation.

Senior Parents Class of 2016 57.2%

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Abele Mr. and Mrs. Virgilio A. Abesamis Mr. Keith Adabie and Mrs. Judy Adabie Mr. and Mrs. Jason M. Allen Mr. Brian W. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Dave Asiasi Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ayers Mr. and Mrs. Prak Bebarta Mr. and Mrs. David Behiel Mr. and Mrs. Miklos C. Benko Mr. and Mrs. David M. Birka-White Mr. Patrick J. Blake Ms. Diane P. Blake Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Brasiel '82 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Francis Byrne Mr. Allain D. Capinpin and Ms. Arlyn Navarro-Capinpin Ms. Victoria J. Cinco Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Coats Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Cole Ms. Jennifer L. Colon Ms. Bernadette Cu-Todd and Mr. Jeffrey Todd Mr. and Mrs. William Cygan Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Datte Mr. Robert C. De Mercurio and Ms. Nancy L. Flaherty Dr. and Mrs. David M. Dobin Mr. and Mrs. Roger G. Douglas Mr. Jeffrey E. Dozier Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. John Dzenitis Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Eitelgeorge Mr. and Mrs. Steven N. Fairfield Mr. and Mrs. Linus J. Farias Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Fogarty Mr. and Mrs. William F. Forester Mr. Christopher Frumenti '82 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Fuller '81

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Mrs. Abigail Galan Ms. Amber D. Garcia Ms. Kimberly A. Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Gray Mr. and Mrs. James M. Greaney, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Guistolise Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hassett Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hays Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Henderson '83 Mr. and Mrs. Scott K. Hirsch '82 Ms. Nancieanne Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Hourigan Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Hughes Mr. Fredrick G. Hunziker Mrs. Allison L. Hunziker Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Jones Mr. and Mrs. William F. Jones Ms. Jean C. Karavidas Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Karleskind Dr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Katz Ms. Janice Kelso Mr. and Mrs. William Kemper Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Koelzer Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Kolling Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lafredo Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Lagomarsino Mr. and Mrs. William S. Lappin Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Lencioni Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lesavoy Mr. and Mrs. David Leyman Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Nick Macarchuk III Mr. and Mrs. Brian G. Mague Mr. and Mrs. Chris Maloney Mr. Gene Mangini Mr. and Mrs. Oliver D. Mapua Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. David T. McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Bryan McKenney Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Mercer '86 Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Mercier Ms. Paula Mercurio

Mrs. Hanne B. Merritt Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. Militar Mrs. and Mr. Desiree K. Monsarrat-Roy Mr. and Mrs. Veniero A. Monti Mr. and Mrs. John Nai Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Neufeld Mr. and Mrs. Miles Nikaido Mr. Robert D. Nyberg III '90 Ms. Deanna L. Nyberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Nye Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Oatley Ms. Czon S. Oliveros Mr. and Mrs. Jordan D. Olivier Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Olson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. O'Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Oxman Mr. and Mrs. John M. Pacelli Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Peters Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raines Mr. and Mrs. James A. Redmond Dr. and Mrs. Jason M. Renner Mr. and Mrs. Craig J. Rideau Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Ridgway Dr. Christine M. Riley Ms. Gina Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Romano '83 Mr. and Mrs. David Romero Dr. and Mrs. Rennie S. Roque Mr. and Mrs. James P. Rowley Mr. and Mrs. Hassan Samimi Ms. Holly Scherman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Schlagel Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Scott Ms. Darlene T. Sears Ms. Mahasti Sepidazin Mr. and Mrs. Ricky E. Serrano Mrs. Emily Shanks Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Shess Mr. and Mrs. John J. Simonelli Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Spangenberg Mr. and Mrs. Renton C. Squires Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Starkman Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stegner Mr. and Mrs. Dominic J. Stull Mr. Kevin M. Sullivan and Mrs. Tamara Thompson Mr. and Mrs. John Thuma Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Tomkovicz Mr. Christopher H. Trinkus Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Tyser Dr. and Dr. Bernabe F. Urbano Ms. Helena P. Valentine Mr. and Mrs. John P. VanderKlugt '83 Ms. Sandra J. Vella-Andrade Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Vernon II '85 Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Vranesh '85 Mr. and Mrs. David Waite Mr. and Mrs. James G. Wardy Mr. and Mrs. David W. Warner Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Clinton E. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Wong Ms. Teresa C. Zocchi Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Zocchi '74 Mr. Michael R. Zumbo and Ms. Bonnie K. Toland-Zumbo

Junior Parents Class of 2017

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Anonymous (1) Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Abbas Mr. and Mrs. Jack V. Aiello Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. Alms Mr. and Mrs. John Arnaudon

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ayers Mrs. Lisa A. Behring Mr. David E. Behring Mr. and Mrs. Frank Benavidez Mr. and Mrs. Edgar R. Berdiago Dr. and Mrs. Craig S. Bindi Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Blair Mr. and Mrs. James Blair Mr. and Mrs. Keith D. Bornholtz Dr. and Mrs. Steve L. Boss Mr. and Mrs. Raycho Buhlev Mr. and Mrs. Julius Campos Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Caputo Ms. Marcela Cardenas Mr. and Mrs. Elvis R. Castelino Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Chan Mr. Robert J. Corning and Ms. Mary F. Chapman Corning Mr. and Mrs. Chester Chappell Mr. Adam D. Charlson Dr. Steve Cheng and Dr. Nhu Pham Mr. and Mrs. Pravesh Chopra Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Cole Mr. and Mrs. David J. Colello Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Cordova Mr. Alan Covaia and Ms. Deborah Collins Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Craig Mr. and Mrs. Garth J. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cruz Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Curran Mr. and Mrs. Len Curran Mr. Ronald Dalton and Mrs. Athena Costis Mr. and Mrs. George J. Del Monte Ms. Laurine M. Domenici Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Donachie Mr. and Mrs. Marc D. Douville

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Mr. and Mrs. George C. Driscoll '76 Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Juan A. Espinoza Mr. and Mrs. Ubaldo Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Ubaldo Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Joel G. Francisco Ms. Joanne E. Galvin Mr. and Mrs. George I. Ghantous Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Giosso Mrs. Karen Goodshaw Mr. James Goodshaw Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Gotvald Mrs. Elizabeth H. Grywczynski Trujillo Mr. Guillermo Gutierrez and Ms. Alida E. Boonstra Mr. Elias Haddad and Ms. Janice Nugent Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Hall Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Hanna Mr. and Mrs. James D. Harbison Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Hardwick Mr. and Mrs. Mathew K. Hattich Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Headley Mr. and Mrs. Grover Heiskell Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Howard Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Huguet Dr. and Mrs. Alan K. Iannaccone Mr. and Mrs. Adrian M. Ivanov Mr. and Mrs. Jon Jacques Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Janettas Mr. Michael S. Jordan and Ms. Linda A. LaSorsa Mr. and Mrs. Jason Kagel Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Kalcic Mr. Mitchell A. Katz Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kennedy

2017 A Taste of De La Salle

February 23, 2017 6 - 9 pm - $45 per person Great restaurants, caterers, wineries, and breweries share their wares.

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Mr. and Mrs. Randall B. Stockwell Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stone Mr. and Mrs. William A. Storey Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Sypniewski Mr. and Mrs. Tanner G. Tingey Mr. Christopher H. Trinkus Mr. and Mrs. Martin Valentines Mr. and Mrs. Markus Llebhard Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Vrionis Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Waite Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wallunas Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Weston Mr. and Mrs. James A. Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Kyle H. Willet Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Williams Mr. Michael S. Woerner Mr. and Mrs. Alborz A. Wozniak Ms. Kimberly M. Wright

Sophomore Parents Class of 2018 60.9%

Anonymous (1) Ms. Rachel V. Abdul-Azim Mr. and Mrs. Edilberto O. Africa Mrs. Claudia M. Alfaro Mr. and Mrs. Craig S. Allan Mr. and Mrs. James F. Anton Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto A. Avila Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Balousek Mr. and Mrs. Sol A. Bechtold Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Beyer Mr. and Mrs. Donald Boyce Ms. Marianne C. Brdar Mr. and Mrs. Rich Brightman Mr. and Mrs. David J. Bruzzone Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Butler Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Cahal Mr. and Mrs. Gianfranco Campa Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Casey Mr. and Mrs. John Cate Mr. and Mrs. Peter Charbonneau Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Christensen Mr. Jerwin C. Chua and Mrs. Rochelle Abrantes Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. Cline Mr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Corio Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cedergren Mr. and Mrs. Joselito Cruz Mr. and Mrs. Rich Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Curran Mr. and Mrs. Alberto A. De Almeida, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore DeBonis Mr. and Mrs. Peter Deitchman Mrs. Michele Depolo Mrs. Donna M. Diaz and Mr. Michael T. Cross Mr. and Mrs. Viet Dinh Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Doke Mr. and Mrs. George D'Olivo III Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Domanski

Mrs. Michele Easley-Tammaro Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Eggert Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elder Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Falco '83 Mrs. Deborah Falconer Dr. David P. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Fix Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Freeman '86 Mr. and Mrs. Mitch D. Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Dell Frias Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Fry '85 Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Gabrielson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Gallagher Dr. and Mrs. Steve Galvan Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ghisletta '86 Mr. Jose T. Gonzalez and Mrs. Rosalina Cid Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Grupalo '85 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Guelld '81 Mr. and Mrs. Darren Gutierres Mr. Darren C. Hall and Mrs. Laura E. Wucher Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hanecak '80 Mr. and Mrs. David Happel Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Haskins Mr. and Mrs. Torbjorn L. Henningsson Mrs. Margaret Hogan Dr. and Mrs. Brian D. Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Hourigan Mr. and Mrs. James T. Howell Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. James D. Jansen Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kauppinen Mr. and Mrs. Conor Kavanagh Mr. and Mrs. John P. Keane Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Kearney '90 Mr. Majd Khleif and Mrs. Nadeen Tarazi Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koenig Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. LeCoque Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Mabanag, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Malley Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Malone Mr. and Mrs. Steven Mangels Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Mann Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Marchi Mr. Leonard S. Marinello Mr. and Mrs. Marc W. Mast Mr. and Mrs. Greg L. McAdoo Mrs. Elizabeth R. McCort Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Mercier Mr. Charles A. Miller Ms. Sue Miller Mr. and Mrs. Sean T. Mockler Mr. and Ms. Jack L. Morris Mr. and Mrs. James P. Morrisroe Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Moynihan Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Nevares '86 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Nimr Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. O'Brien

advancement Mr. and Mrs. Shawn P. O'Connell Mr. and Ms. Kevin O'Donnell Mr. and Mrs. JB G. Orecchia Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. O'Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Andy Peirona Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Person Mr. and Mrs. John W. Peterson Mr. John R. Peterson Mr. Robert W. Pilgrim and Mrs. Elisa T. Minaya Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Powers Mr. and Mrs. Steve A. Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Hugo P. Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Regan, Sr. '73 Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Reigelman Mr. and Mrs. James P. Riso Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Rodney Mr. and Mrs. David A. Rood Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ross '82 Mrs. Michelle G. Roth Woerner Ms. Sheryl L. Rowold Mr. and Mrs. John S. Rubenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Ruggio Mr. Robin Saber and Mrs. Mahta Khalatbari Mr. and Mrs. Robert Salmon Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Schmidtbauer Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Seivold Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Skillman, Jr. '79 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Slate '89 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Smalling Mr. and Mrs. Cabot M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Tacderas Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Tammen Mr. and Mrs. Ron M. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John Thuma Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Toliver Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Tomkovicz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trapp Mr. and Mrs. Kelly B. Trevethan '81 Mr. and Mrs. Todd Tuescher Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van Loon Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro J. Vazquez Mr. and Mrs. Robert Villano Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Villarama Mr. and Mrs. Kurt von Savoye Mr. Danny V. Vu and Ms. Catrina N. Dang Mr. and Mrs. Timothy T. Walsh Mr. Robert A. Walsh and Dr. Jill M. Walsh Mr. John F. Warnock and Ms. Yvette Rodriguez Warnock Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wellington Mr. and Mrs. Dilantha Wijesuriya Mr. and Mrs. James A. Wiley Mr. Michael S. Woerner Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wong Mr. and Mrs. Jose E. Wright

Mr. and Mrs. J. David Zaitz Mr. Dmitro Zelenskyy and Mrs. Nataliya Zelenska

Freshmen Parents Class of 2019 64.5%

Anonymous (1) Mr. and Mrs. Jack Abele Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Acquisto Mr. and Mrs. Fadi Alabbas Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Alessio Mr. and Mrs. Matthew L. Amigh Mr. Eric L. Andre and Dr. Kerry E. Andre Mr. Peter V. Arbogast Mrs. Carol A. Arbogast Mr. and Mrs. Augustus K. Asuncion '88 Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baer Mr. and Mrs. William H. Berriman Ms. Monica L. Bezore Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Bianchina, Jr. '86 Mr. and Mrs. Maury Blackman Mr. and Mrs. Josh M. Blair Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Butler Mr. and Mrs. John J. Camozzi Mr. and Mrs. Rick Campo Mrs. Vanessa E. Candelaria and Mr. Luis M. Zavala Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Cardoza Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Carillo Mr. and Mrs. Elvis R. Castelino Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Castillo Mr. Thomas A. Castle Dr. Steve Cheng and Dr. Nhu Pham Mr. and Ms. James Christie Mr. Mark R. Ciabattari Mr. and Mrs. James P. Cilley Mr. and Mrs. Clifford P. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. John K. Connolly Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Conrad Mr. and Mrs. William Cygan Mrs. Ana M. Dalanan Mr. Ronald Dalton and Mrs. Athena Costis Mr. and Mrs. Bobby A. Dante Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. De Freitas Mrs. Angela De La Housaye Mr. Michael J. De La Housaye Mr. Peter H. Dekker and Ms. Ann Marie De Die Mr. and Mrs. David J. Del Secco Ms. Mabel Delgado Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dickson '87 Ms. Lillian A. Dickson Mr. and Mrs. William J. Donahoe Mr. and Mrs. Greg B. Donner Mr. and Mrs. Enkhmandakh Dorj Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Duchene Mr. and Mrs. Dino Duque Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Evans Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Even Mr. and Mrs. Alani K. Fahiua

Mr. and Mrs. Bejan Farahbakhsh Mr. and Mrs. Juan Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Ubaldo Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Flannigan Mr. and Mrs. David Flitton Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Fusari Dr. and Mrs. Felipe H. Galvan Mr. and Mrs. Anthony P. Gamboa Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Flanoy Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Keith H. Gillette Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gin Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gregorios Mr. and Mrs. Lance B. Grosz Mrs. Elizabeth H. Grywczynski Trujillo Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Guerrera Mr. Jeffrey M. Guzman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hahn Mr. Blake Haley and Mrs. Christine Deakin Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Hannigan '86 Mr. and Mrs. Hal T. Harmon Ms. Juanda S. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Headley Ms. Claudia Hernandez and Mr. Leonard J. Butticci Mr. and Mrs. Shane L. Hilt Mr. and Mrs. Scott K. Hirsch '82 Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Honeycutt Mr. and Ms. Jae C. Hong Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Huber Dr. and Mrs. Alan K. Iannaccone Mr. and Mrs. Bradley K. Ingram Ms. Julie L. Ireland Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Iritani Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Jones '89 Mr. and Mrs. Augustine M. Jullien Dr. and Mrs. David J. Jupina Mr. and Mrs. Kushpal Khanna Mr. and Mrs. Farshad Khodayari Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Knierim Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koenig Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Kol Mr. and Ms. Scott Kontny Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Kostolansky Mr. and Mrs. Yoichi Kubota Mr. Kim B. Larsen and Ms. Monica Riley Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Laughlin Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Laurence Mr. Corey Lee and Mrs. Denise A. Munoz Mr. and Mrs. Don J. Leone Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Lettire Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Little Mr. and Mrs. Martin Livingston Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Lobao Mr. Ravindra A. Lochan and Ms. Doris M. Marroquin Mr. and Mrs. Gerald V. Lombardi '91 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick S. Lowry FALL 2016 UNION

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Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Mabanag, Jr. Mr. Felix Manickam and Dr. Jennifer Manickam Mr. David G. Manuel Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Mayorga Mr. and Mrs. Kent M. Mercer '87 Mr. and Mrs. William D. Michelini Mr. and Mrs. Edward Minton Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Molinar '80 Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Napper Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nava Mr. and Mrs. Abdul Nevarez Mr. and Mrs. Phil Oertli Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Oetgen Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Olson Mr. and Mrs. John P. O'Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Sergio D. J. Ortega Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Pelican Mr. and Mrs. Lino Persi Mr. and Mrs. William H. Peters Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Peters Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell A. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Polizzi Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Primasing Mr. and Mrs. Hal C. Puckett Mr. and Mrs. Michael Radanovich Mr. and Mrs. Hugo P. Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. James P. Reno Dr. Alex M. Reyzelman and Dr. Victoria Reyzelman Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Rose Mr. Steven C. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Ruiz '82 Mr. Paul Santiago and Mrs. Jennifer Buchell Mr. Jose H. Santiago and Mrs. Camerina De Robles Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Schwarz Mr. Abdel H. Sdaigui and Mrs. Michelle N. Wielgus Mr. and Mrs. Mark K. Shah Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sharpes Mr. and Mrs. Steven Short Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Silva Mr. Stuart A. Simmons and Mrs. Kathryn Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Simpkins Mr. and Mrs. Sergio D. Singh-Bhairo Mr. and Mrs. Rex B. Speer Mr. and Mrs. Renton C. Squires Mr. and Mrs. Greg Stechschulte Mr. Michael F. Sullivan and Mrs. Barbara Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Carlos E. Y. Sumulong Mr. and Mrs. Michael Taft Mr. and Mrs. Tanner G. Tingey Mr. and Mrs. Kelly B. Trevethan '81 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Van Steenhuyse Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Venardi Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Viramontes Dr. John Vogel and Dr. Tanja Kujac

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Mr. and Mrs. Craig E. Walker Ms. Sabine Webb Mrs. Tracy Hope Davis Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Wilkerson Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Williams Mr. Mark Williams and Ms. Jutta Escher Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Winter Mr. Sean Wong and Mrs. Kelly Peters Mr. and Mrs. James P. Yano Mr. and Mrs. Guillermo A. Zaldana

Incoming Parents Class of 2020 18.91%

Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Abbas Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto A. Avila Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Backhaus Mr. and Mrs. Frank Benavidez Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Beyer Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Bianchina, Jr. '86 Mr. and Mrs. Greg V. Bruner Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Bruni '76 Mr. and Mrs. Karl Byers Dr. Steven L. Cademartori Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Cano Mr. and Mrs. Christian S. Carvacho Mr. Thomas A. Castle Mr. Adam D. Charlson Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. Cline Mrs. Ronell Colquitt Mr. and Mrs. Tim Cote Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Cribb Mr. and Mrs. Rubens G. Dalaison Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Daly Mr. and Mrs. Joselito I. De Paula Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Dermon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dickson '87 Ms. Lillian A. Dickson Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Doran Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Alani K. Fahiua Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Steven Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Ford Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Francisco-Choa Mr. and Mrs. David Galli Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ghisletta '86 Mr. and Mrs. Brad Giacobazzi Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Gonzales Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Grimes Mr. and Mrs. Bud Haddad Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hahn Mr. and Mrs. John M. Halas Dr. Don Harioka and Dr. Betsy Harioka Mr. Roberto A. Hermosillo and Mrs. Ana L. Gonzalez Dr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Katz Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kennedy Mr. Majd Khleif and Mrs. Nadeen Tarazi Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Knoedler '84

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Kroushour Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Kunz Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Lamborn Mr. and Mrs. Sean Larkin Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. LeCoque Ms. Stacy A. Loya Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Mann Mr. and Mrs. Larry Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. McAdoo Mr. and Mrs. John McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Jason J. McInerney Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miles Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. James P. Morrisroe Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. O'Connell Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. Odell Mr. and Ms. Kevin O'Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Parker Mr. and Mrs. John W. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Tyler W. Potter Ms. Olga A. Prado Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Prospero Lt. and Mrs. Laurence F. Ryan '86 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Salmon Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Savarese '86 Ms. Nicole Saxton Mr. and Mrs. Ken D. Schock Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Semansky Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Sigua Dr. Daniel Smeester and Dr. Susan Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Erik O. Sotomayor Mr. and Mrs. Carl Speck Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Stafford Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Stephan '84 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Valvo Mr. and Mrs. Nick Vlahos Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Vranesh '85 Ms. Priscila T. Whitacre Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Wygal Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Yakas •••

De La Salle’s Honor Roll of Donors recog-

nizes parent gifts made to The De La Salle

Annual Fund from July 1, 2015 through

June 30, 2016. We have made every effort to

provide a complete and accurate listing.

However, errors may occur, and we hope

you will accept our sincere apologies. Please

contact Director of Development Karla

Wiese, in the Advancement Office at (925)

288-8195 or wiesek@dlshs.org, and we will

correct our records.

alumni news

ALUMNI HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

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The De La Salle Alumni Association continues to build on our efforts to educate alumni on the various funding initiatives of the school. Many are still surprised to learn that tuition does not cover the full cost to educate a student throughout the school year and our endowment is still in its infancy (in comparison to other schools) – but continues to grow…

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Timeframe FY 2008-09 FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14 FY 2014-15 FY 2015-16

Alumni Annual Fund Participation Growth 2009 to 2016

Solicitable Alumni* 5,449 5,681 5,951 6,132 6,280 6,429 6,615 6,729

# Alumni Donors 269 288 408 463 472 503 531 493

% Change from Previous Year 61.08% 7.06% 41.67% 13.48% 0.019% 6.36% 5.57% -7.16%

* Solicitable Alumni is defined as alumni with valid contact information and not in college.

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bihler '69 Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Gitzen '69 Father LaSalle Hallissey, O.P. '69 Mr. and Mrs. James G. Moffitt '69 Mr. Steven A. Mury '69 Mr. Gary L. Weberling '69 Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Brocca '70 Mr. and Mrs. Leonard W. Gollnick III '70 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Imhof '70 Mr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Klenow '70 Mr. and Mrs. James M. McCaughey '70 Mr. Robert J. Montgomery '70 Mr. and Mrs. David Benedetti '71 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T. Boet '71 Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Hogan '71 Mr. Scott D. Patterson '71 Mr. James B. Doordan '72 Brother Lawrence P. Haley, FSC '72 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Rissetto '72 Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. De Young '73 Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Keenan '73 Mr. Rick E. Koch '73 Mr. and Mrs. James J. Metzger '73 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Regan, Sr. '73 Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Shoemaker '73 Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Wagner '73 Dr. and Mrs. Tikoes A. Blankenberg '74 Mr. Joseph B. Kearney '74 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Lucas '74 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Wolking '74 Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Zocchi '74 Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. DeRosa '75 Dr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Mickiewicz '75 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Price '75 Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Pursley '75 Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Quintero '75 Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Sullivan, Ph.D. '75

Mr. David J. Van Hoomissen '75 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Azevedo '76 Mr. Michael Bihn '76 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Bruni '76 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick S. Cahill '76 Mr. Michael J. Cashman '76 Dr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Devlin '76 Mr. and Mrs. George C. Driscoll '76 Dr. and Mrs. John D. Fichtenkort '76 Mr. Christopher A. Hood-Rosales '76 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Johnson '76 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. McKinnon '76 Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Mineart '76 Mr. and Mrs. James G. Olwell '76 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shoemaker '76 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Baldacci '77 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Bredbenner '77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Killoran '77 Mr. Karl F. Kreft '77 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Lawton, Jr. '77 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Lynch '77 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Riccabona '77 Mr. J. K. Young '77 Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Cavallero '78 Mr. and Mrs. James J. Coghlan '78 Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. DeMarco '78 Mr. and Mrs. John D. DeMatteo CPA '78 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Flaherty '78 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Monnens '78 Mr. Brian M. Serafino '78 Mr. Andrew P. Spyrow '78 Mr. and Mrs. William H. Eggers, Jr. '79 Mr. John P. Knezovich '79 Col. and Mrs. Paul R. Pryor '79 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Skillman, Jr. '79 Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Steeb '79 Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Vaccaro II '79 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Wanket '79 Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Arvin '80

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More and more alumni “come back to De La Salle” by answering the call for support for the Annual M T NI Fund to benefit all students.

AS SO C IA We cannot thank our alumni enough for staying involved at De La Salle through their support of the Annual Fund. Our hope is that you will continue to help us build on our progress and encourage your Spartan brothers to join in the effort for the 2016-17 school year!

% Alumni Participation 4.94% 5.07% 6.85% 7.55% 7.51% 7.83% 8.02% 7.33%

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Balog '80 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Camera '80 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Castello '80 Mr. Mark Christian '80 and Mrs. Pam Hartley Mr. Robert D. Flaig '80 Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hanecak '80 Mr. Robert M. Hopfner '80 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. McNiff '80 Mr. Mark M. Mullen '80 Cdr. (Ret.) and Mrs. Edward A. Robertson, Jr. '80 Brother Kevin M. Slate, FSC '80 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Souza '80 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Clarke '81 Mr. and Mrs. George F. Condon III '81 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Crespi '81 Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. DePaschalis '81 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Ewins '81 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Fitzsimmons, Jr. '81 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Fuller '81 Mr. Michael J. Grisius '81 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Guelld '81 Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Hazelwood '81 Mr. Robert H. Palmer '81 Mr. Gregory P. Rosellini '81 Mr. and Mrs. Kelly B. Trevethan '81 Mr. and Mrs. John E. White '81 Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Baldacci '82 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Brasiel '82 Mr. Paul Chahin '82 and Ms. Leslie Guerrero-Chahin Dr. Kenneth J. Fraga '82 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Francis '82 Mr. Christopher Frumenti '82 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Gartner '82 Mr. Barry J. Hills '82 Mr. and Mrs. Scott K. Hirsch '82 Mr. and Mrs. Virginius N. Miller '82 FALL 2016 UNION

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Mr. and Ms. Mark E. Ricco '82 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ross '82 Mr. Warren G. Weber '82 Mr. John W. Wible '82 Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Abreu '83 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Baldacci '83 Mr. and Mrs. Darrell J. Di Giovanni '83 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Engelhart '83 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Falco '83 Mr. Robert D. Glynn III '83 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Hare '83 Mr. Brian J. Harrington '83 Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Henderson '83 Mr. Michael P. Hooke '83 Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Jarrett '83 Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Morucci '83 Mr. Richard C. Pelletier '83 Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Peters '83 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Romano '83 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Souza '83 Mr. and Mrs. Herminio R. Torres '83 Mr. and Mrs. John P. VanderKlugt '83 Mr. and Mrs. Phillip J. Williamson '83 Mr. Michael F. Gardner '84 Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Irving CPA '84 Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Knoedler '84 Mr. Eric J. Mercer '84 Mr. and Mrs. Kelly J. Ouimet '84 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Palm '84 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Ross '84 Dr. Michael Twomey J. Rubino III '84 Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Stephan '84 Mr. Timothy L. Whitlow '84 Reverend Matthew J. Blank '85 Dr. and Mrs. Jason R. Clark '85 Mr. and Mrs. Craig P. DePole '85 Mr. and Mrs. Eric D. Droll '85 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Fry '85 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Grupalo '85 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Krochmal, Jr. '85 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Laiolo '85 Mr. and Mrs. Eric W. McClaskey '85 Mr. J. S. McPhee '85 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Pettinato '85 Mr. Richard A. Schmidt '85 Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Vernon II '85 Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Vranesh '85 Mr. and Mrs. James B. Aberer III '86 Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Bianchina, Jr. '86 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Burke '86 Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. Camera '86 Mr. and Mrs. Greg M. Carrillo '86 Mr. Kevin Cristbrook '86 Mr. William W. Davis, Jr. '86 Mr. Michael Di Fiori '86 and Dr. Jamie Di Fiori Mr. and Mrs. William C. Fortner '86 Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Freeman '86 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ghisletta '86 Mr. Kenneth J. Glynn '86 Mr. Patrick T. Hannigan '86 Mr. George R. Lotti, Jr. '86 Mr. Louis M. Mangini '86 Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Mercer '86 Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Nevares '86 Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Palm '86 Mr. Alex R. Pels '86 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Robison '86 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rollo '86 Lt. and Mrs. Laurence F. Ryan '86 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Savarese '86 Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Strauch '86 Mr. and Mrs. Antonio L. Vernon '86 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Beauchamp '87

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Mr. Marshall J. Cochrane III '87 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dickson '87 Mr. Eric J. Dinaburg '87 Mr. Sean M. Dunleavy '87 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Francis '87 Mr. James R. Grant '87 Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kannon '87 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. LaCour '87 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Lofy '87 Mr. Greg A. Lucas '87 Mr. and Mrs. Kent M. Mercer '87 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Morrison '87 Mr. Douglas Paul '87 and Mrs. Heather Noonan Mr. and Mrs. John D. Pelster '87 Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Revelli '87 Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Riley '87 Mr. Ronald A. Rusca '87 Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Salvemini '87 Mr. John Shoaff '87 and Mrs. Laura Sonjara Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Speaker '87 Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. VanderKlugt '87 Mr. James P. Allan '88 Mr. and Mrs. Augustus K. Asuncion '88 Dr. and Mrs. James A. Brasiel '88 Mr. Christopher N. Evans '88 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Forester, Jr. '88 Mr. and Mrs. James J. Hinckley '88 Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Lezcano '88 Mr. and Mrs. William M. Middlebrooks, Jr. '88 Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Mullane '88 Dr. and Mrs. Michael W. Ottati, Jr. '88 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pieralde '88 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Roberts '88 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Rosecrans '88 Mr. Matthew Sullivan '88 Mr. Mark Van Slambrook '88 and Ms. Krista Flynn Mr. Ivan B. Vela '88 Mr. Christopher D. Walton '88 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Williams '88 Mr. David A. York '88 Mr. and Mrs. Luis F. Zapata '88 Mr. Darren M. Anderson '89 Mr. Christopher H. Barry '89 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Brien '89 Mr. and Mrs. Christian N. Curry '89 Mr. and Mrs. Victor M. DeMelo '89 Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Donati III '89 Mr. John Hauser '89 and Ms. Karman Ko Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Jones '89 Mr. and Mrs. Brendan P. King '89 Mr. Jose Leiva '89 Mr. and Mrs. Casey C. Rhodes '89 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Rooney, Jr. '89 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Slate '89 Mr. Patrick R. Ball '90 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua D. Freeman '90 Mr. Richard Graham '90 Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Kearney '90 Mr. Robert L. Kroha, Jr. '90 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lezcano '90 Mr. John R. Montgomery '90 Mr. Robert D. Nyberg III '90 Mr. Luke A. Powell '90 Mr. Anthony G. Viscia '90 Mr. Kenneth G. Daly '91 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Gaber '91 Mr. Jesse J. Glueck '91 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Helmer '91 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Koller '91 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald V. Lombardi '91 Mr. Brian K. Marchetti '91

Mr. and Mrs. Terence A. O'Prey, Jr. '91 Mr. and Mrs. Nick V. Pelosi '91 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Selby '91 Mr. Val H. Tompkins DC '91 Mr. Neil P. Van Slambrook '91 Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Wilson '91 Mr. and Mrs. Jeff B. Cortez '92 Mr. Michael E. Dawson '92 Mr. Daniel J. Dempsey '92 Mr. Kevin Fryer '92 and Ms. Sasha Scardina Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O. Gallagher '92 Mr. Joseph R. McLean '92 Dr. and Mrs. John P. Schilling, M.D. '92 Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Souto '92 Mr. Nathan R. Truax '92 Mr. Garth N. Adlao '93 Mr. Aras A. Alekna '93 Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Alumbaugh '93 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan J. Bellusa '93 Mr. Bryan D. Bengtson '93 Mr. David T. Byrne '93 Mr. John P. Connolly '93 Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Curran '93 Mr. Andrew L. Freeman '93 Mr. Stephen D. Lilly '93 Mr. Leonardo A. Martinez '93 Mr. David H. Melmed '93 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Molloy '93 Mr. Scott Roberts '93 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Walsh '93 Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Baldacci '94 Mr. James D. Brosnan '94 Mr. and Mrs. Dalton C. Brown '94 Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. Del Santo '94 Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Drain '94 Mr. Timothy M. Egan '94 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Frakes '94 Mr. Alexander P. Fulks '94 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Gaber '94 Mr. Joshua W. Halsey '94 Mr. Matthew M. Henderson '94 Mr. Roland J. Hindsman '94 Mr. and Mrs. Cesar D. Kisielewski '94 Mr. and Mrs. Leo C. Lopoz '94 Mr. Christopher T. Mack '94 Mr. Matt Malone '94 Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Mass '94 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. McCarthy '94 Mr. Tyler T. Moebius '94 Mr. Joseph C. Molina '94 Mr. Chris C. Molinaro '94 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Morano '94 Mr. Robert E. Portis, Jr. '94 Mr. Matthew T. Prisegem '94 Mr. Michael J. Prisegem '94 Mr. Eric J. Quinn '94 Mr. Julian A. Roca '94 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd V. Schine III '94 Mr. Mark J. Spinelli '94 Mr. Robert J. Thompson, Jr. '94 Mr. James E. Bistrain '95 Mr. Joseph D. DeFalco '95 Mr. Donald R. French '95 Mr. Neil R. Gagen '95 Mr. Drew C. Hodson '95 Mr. Jordan D. Kahn '95 Mr. John A. Koven '95 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan K. Kuhns '95 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Lassalle '95 Mr. Dominic O. Magnani '95 Mr. Sean A. Otterstedt '95 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Washmera '95 Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Adler '96

Mr. and Mrs. Zachary J. Ellman '96 Mr. Matthew L. Harrison '96 Mr. Greg Hintz '96 Mr. Kevin P. Marchetti '96 Mr. Demian I. Oksenendler '96 Mr. and Mrs. Jason A. Ovadia '96 Mr. Maxwell Rhodes '96 Mr. and Mrs. Roberto P. Santos '96 Mr. Mawuko Tugbenyoh '96 and Ms. Cristal Gahagan Mr. and Mrs. Brett J. Anderson '97 Mr. Nolan J. Arieta '97 Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Bristol '97 Mr. Greg G. Brown-Davis '97 Mr. Eugene L. Erlec, Jr. '97 Mr. Jeremy S. Gabe '97 Dr. Isiah D. Harris '97 Mr. Daniel J. Kehoe '97 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Meadows '97 Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Palm '97 Mr. Joseph K. Quartey, Jr. '97 Mr. Justin E. Alumbaugh '98 Mr. Dave M. Brooks '98 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Burkhardt '98 Mr. Bradley W. Busenius '98 Mr. Clayton T. Cook '98 Mr. Brian C. Engleton '98 Mr. Colin N. Ensley '98 Mr. Anthony R. Field '98 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Geldermann '98 Mr. Cortland L. Golightly '98 Mr. Michael P. Gonzales '98 Mr. Wesley J. Hodson '98 Mr. and Mrs. Justin T. Keane '98 Mr. Matthew S. King '98 Mr. Michael A. Mariani '98 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua J. Quintero CMT '98 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Rassier, Jr. '98 Mr. Darren J. Salmi, M.D. '98 Mr. Dominic E. Uchikura '98 Mr. Joshua M. Valdez '98 Mr. Patrick J. Vesely '98 Mr. Matthew C. Wersel '98 Mr. Richard J. Whelan '98 Mr. Daniel L. Alexander '99 Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Caranci '99 Mr. Christopher J. Cole '99 Mr. Jason M. Francis '99 Mr. and Mrs. Shaylen A. Hansen '99 Mr. Lauro C. Lopoz '99 Mr. David M. Marchiano '99 Mr. and Mrs. David W. Murphy '99 Mr. Anthony J. Pappageorge '99 Mr. Sean J. Prendiville '99 Mr. Jordan R. Sanders '99 Mr. Marc N. Vanden '99 Mr. Daniel L. DuRee '00 Mr. Brett A. Flores '00 Mr. Michael D. Jurewicz '00 Mr. James B. Kehoe '00 Mr. Christopher L. Rassier '00 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Andrade '01 Mr. Peter M. Burns '01 Mr. Erick Gonzalez '01 Mr. Jonathan Hardisty '01 and Mrs. Megan Ferri Mr. Joseph T. McKeown '01 Mr. Anthony W. McLennan '01 Mr. Adam E. Polk '01 Mr. David P. Smith '01 Mr. William E. Steuber '01 Mr. Brian M. Bacharach '02 Mr. Dustin M. Bourgeois '02 Mr. Garrett B. Denniston '02

Mr. Kenneth T. Fujii '02 Mr. Thomas P. Hayes '02 Mr. Timothy A. Hodson '02 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Kenion '02 Mr. Gregory Kosich '02 and Ms. Angelina Adler Mr. Herbert D. Pease '02 Mr. James S. Puccetti '02 Mr. R. Paul R. Rives, Jr. '02 Mr. James R. Roscelli '02 Mr. Clarence A. Rowland '02 Mr. Walter J. Selby IV '02 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan J. Sullivan '02 Mr. Kevin B. Vesely '02 Mr. Kevin W. Bacharach '03 Mr. Trenton M. F. Barmby '03 Mr. Anthony J. Binswanger '03 Mr. Allan C. Bushnell III '03 Mr. Matthew J. Cirelli '03 Lt. Gregory M. Contreras '03 Mr. Thomas B. Johnson '03 Mr. Zalan M. Lorincz '03 Mr. Gregory D. MacArthur '03 Mr. Thomas J. Maddock '03 Mr. Scott H. Odne '03 Mr. Michael A. Vila '03 Mr. Daniel L. Callahan '04 Mr. Nicholas C. Cipolla '04 Mr. Oliver Duda '04 Mr. Derek R. Fahlman '04 Mr. Vincent R. Fiedler-Ross '04 Mr. William J. Hayes '04 Mr. Peter J. Imsand '04 Mr. John P. Kiper '04 Mr. Mark A. Lopez '04 Mr. Scott C. Parker '04 Mr. Michael A. Pittore '04 Mr. R. Scott Prince '04 Mr. Brian R. Barnett '05 Mr. Luke R. Fraschieri '05 Mr. Scott W. Hugo '05 Mr. Christopher C. Roldan '05 Mr. Christopher R. Sansoe '05 Mr. Jacob S. Yount '05 Mr. Christopher R. Carroll '06 Mr. Brendan M. Flannery '06 Mr. Lincoln D. Gunn '06 Mr. Colin S. Niedermeyer '06 Mr. Ethan P. Niedermeyer '06 Mr. Clinton A. Nix '06 Mr. Kevin J. Schmitt '06 Mr. Joseph P. Scott '06 Mr. Christopher B. Sotiropulos '06 Mr. Anthony A. M. Vasta '06 Mr. Matthew H. Azimi '07 Mr. Kevin T. Baldacci '07 Mr. Joseph R. Bernardi '07 Mr. Ramey J. Dallimonti '07 Mr. Robert M. Depaoli '07 Mr. Benjamin T. Jansen '07 Mr. Benjamin J. Reed, Jr. '07 Mr. Taylor Reid '07 Mr. Matthew J. Salem '07 Mr. Christopher G. Tech '07 Mr. Michael J. Baldacci '08 Mr. Kevin R. Bong '08 Mr. Casey P. Keenan '08 Mr. Stephen A. Llevano '08 Mr. Patrick M. Plumer '08 Mr. Brian R. Polidori '08 Mr. Carlos J. Showing '08 Mr. Robert A. Van Wyck '08 Mr. Eric J. Angerer '09 Mr. Connor J. Farley '09

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Mr. Christian K. Flynn '09 Mr. Michael P. Kiper '09 Mr. Mark E. Leong '09 Mr. Daniel P. Murphy '09 Mr. Christopher R. Ouimet '09 Mr. Tyrone M. Plata '09 Mr. Byron A. F. Barmby '10 Mr. Kevin T. Beel '10 Mr. Vincent J. Caputo II '10 Mr. Joseph L. Carmassi '10 Mr. Mark J. Collins '10 Mr. Nicholas A. Cooper '10 Mr. Mark W. Ennis '10 Mr. Harrison T. Geron '10 Mr. Joshua P. Grosswirth '10 Mr. Patrick M. Haber '10 Mr. Matthew G. Halick '10 Mr. Daniel F. Kearney '10 Mr. Christopher S. Kersevan '10 Mr. Travis A. Kinsel '10 Mr. Rossen I. Kirkov '10 Mr. Kenneth S. Kyle '10 Mr. Derrick J. Lee '10 Mr. James R. Logan '10 Mr. Jordan A. Mattson '10 Mr. Christian M. Merryfield '10 Mr. Andrew M. Noonan '10 Mr. Ronald L. Pratte '10 Mr. Joseph D. Quilici '10 Mr. Matthew P. Rodriguez '10 Mr. Timothy T. Smith '10 Mr. Robert F. Stevens III '10 Mr. Jonathan M. Suarez '10 Mr. Sean C. Sweeney '10 Mr. Tadeu F. Velloso '10 Mr. Kurren S. Virk '10 Mr. Angelo C. Paras '11 Mr. Nicholas P. Woodbridge '11 Mr. Giordano P. Jacuzzi '12 Mr. Matthew P. Baldacci '13 Mr. Tallyn M. Reed '13 Mr. Drake A. Freeman '15 Mr. Jordan M. Chriss '16 Mr. Clement Farias '16

2015 – 2016 Alumni Event Sponsors (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016) Mr. and Mrs. John DeVincenzi, Jr. '71 Mr. Christopher Frumenti '82 Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Abreu '83 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Baldacci '83 Mr. and Mrs. Sean R. Edgar '84 Mr. and Mrs. James B. Aberer III '86 Mr. and Mrs. William C. Fortner '86 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Freeman '90 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lezcano '90 Mr. Jason C. Pauline '90 Mr. Anthony G. Viscia '90 Mr. and Mrs. Dalton C. Brown '94 Mr. Michael A. Vila '03

De La Salle’s Alumni Honor Roll of Donors recognizes alumni monetary gifts made to the school from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. We have made every effort to provide a complete and accurate listing. However, errors may occur, and we hope you will accept our sincere apologies. Please contact Karla Wiese, Director of Development, in the Advancement Office at (925) 288-8195 or wiesek@dlshs.org, and we will correct our records.

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In Memoriam May they rest in peace… with God forever.

Horacio Alfaro grandfather of Roberto Alfaro '18 Joseph Aliotti parent of DLS Administrator Joseph Aliotti and grandparent of Joseph V. Aliotti' 05, Anthony P. Aliotti '06 Pacifico Ambat father of Travis M. Apgar '06 Michael Apgar father of Dennis K. Burns ’77 and grandfather of Gregory M. Burns ‘12 Demitri T. Argyriou parent of Anthony Argyriou '84 Eugene Bagnasco father of James F. Bagnasco '81, Richard P. Bagnasco '83 and Thomas C. Bagnasco '84 Margaret Bausch mother of Michael Bausch '00 Eliseo "Sal" Blasquez father of John J. Blasquez '72 John R. Brazil '74 Brother David Brennan, BFSC friend of De La Salle High School William Brennan ffather of Terence H. Brennan '76 (deceased) Bartolo P. Bruno father of Michael A. Bruno '78 Louis Buran father of Louis J. Buran '91 Edith Cappelletti grandmother of Anthony J. Cappelletti '06

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John Cardoza friend of De La Salle High School Frank V. Castello father of Matthew D. Castello '80 and grandfather of Zachary D. Richardson '08 Teodora Cinco grandmother of Joshua V. Cinco '16 Aida Colicchia mother of Rocco J. Colicchia '72 and grandmother of Peter J. Colicchia '06 Grant D. Collins father of Matthew Collins '00 Eugene Conroy grandfather of Scott T. Coull '10 Thomas Coull grandfather of Scott T. Coull '10 William S. Criss father of David S. Criss '99 Joseph D. Crow father of Nicholas R. O'ReganCrow '17 Maria Cuesta mother of Patrick V. Cuesta '92 Annette Del Beccaro mother of David J. Del Beccaro '73 and Mark A. Del Beccaro '75 Laurence Del Santo father of Larry A. Del Santo '05 and Will P. Del Santo '13, brother of Antony Del Santo '92 and Chris Del Santo '94 Leo DeMarco father of Michael DeMarco '86 Paul A. Devlin father of James J. Devlin ’73, Patrick G. Devlin ’76, Daniel B. Devlin ’78, Raymond A. Devlin ’82 and grandfather of Nicholas Devlin ’19, Jeremy Kerfs’12 and Brian Kerfs ‘14

John F. Dolan parent of Thomas Dolan '88, Kevin P. Dolan '90 and Patrick B. Dolan '95 Louis F. Donati father of Louis F. Donati III '89 and John J. Donati '91 Chardell M. Dossa friend of De La Salle High School Jeannine Douglass grandmother of Andrew G. Clark '11 Marie Ann Enea grandmother of Dominic D'Ambrosio '99 and Mario D'Ambrosio '06 Richard K. Finn friend of De La Salle High School Caroline Fischer mother of Chuck Fischer ’84 and Jim Fischer ’81 Albert Fraschieri father of Albert Mark Fraschieri '71 Frances Frederickson grandmother of Chad L. Fredrickson '98 Evelyn Freeman mother of Timothy D. Freeman '72, Paul Freeman '72 and grandmother of Timothy V. Freeman '08 Patti Garcia mother of Michael J. Garcia '95 Lt. Col. James Gerard father of David Gerard '74, Phillip Gerard '75, Paul Gerard '78 and Michael Gerard '82 Louis Gervolino grandparent of Louis S. Gervolino '08 and Joseph Gervolino '14

alumni news Marlene Gonsalves grandmother of Chad M. Watson '01 Daniel Gonzalez father of Daniel J. Gonzalez '80 and Steven Gonzalez '81 Berenice Gray grandparent of Stephen A. Llevano '08 Patricia Gross mother of Karl J. Gross '76 and Jonathan F. Gross '93 Lucile S. Haener friend of De Salle Robert Hagler friend of De La Salle High School Wilbur H. Haines mother in law of Jeffrey Saccullo ' 82 and grandmother of Grady Saccullo '14 Shirley A. Hale mother in law of Jeffrey Saccullo ' 82 and grandmother of Grady Saccullo '14 Jacqueline Hayes mother of Todd P. Hayes '86 Bernhard G. Huelsmann father in law of Robert D. Nyberg '90 and grandfather of Chad Nyberg '09, Robert D. Nyberg '16 Anne Schuler Hughes mother of Kenneth M. Schuler '72 and Keith T. Schuler '80 Lester "Skip" Ipsen grandfather of Kristian Ipsen '11 Samuel Jimenez grandfather of Daniel Rigley '13, Nicholas Rigley '15 and Sean P. Rigley '17 Richard Johnson father of Richard Johnson '89 and grandfather of Khalid A. Johnson '17 Gordon Jones grandfather of Chase A. Jones '13 Alfred Jordan father of Kevin L. Heaney '72 Patrick Kavanaugh father of Cameron Kavanaugh '13 Richard Kelley father of Michael G. Kelley '84 Arthur Keogh father of Michael P. Keogh '93 Richard Kollehner father of Kenneth Kollehner '78 Bernard Krieg grandfather of Maxwell B. Starkman '16 Dr. Juan Lara friend of De La Salle High School

Robert Lopez father of David R. Lopez '82 (deceased) and Mark A. Lopez '88 Richard Lucas father of Richard W. Lucas '75 and grand parent of Lucas W. Selig '00 and Joseph R. Selig '04 W. James (Jim) Mandley father of Stephen Mandley '79 Al Marcotte grandfather of Michael H. Marcotte '13 Carolyn Martinez mother of Louis (Ted) Martinez '81 and grandmother of Andrew L. Martinez '07, Taylor R. Martinez '09 John M. Martinez father of John E. Martinez '79 Gino Martinucci father of Teresa Hurlbut, Trustee and grandfather of Michael F. Hurlbut '98 Mark David Medeiros father of Michael Medeiros '13 Alfred L. Meggs '70 Fausto Melara grandfather of Fausto Melara IV '09 Richard Mendoza grandfather of Chase W. Pierce '17 Godie Mortola father of Jonathan Mortola '88 Mark A. Murray father of Marshall D. Murray '00 Rudolf "Rudie" Niemi father of James Niemi '85 John E. Nolan father of Michael Nolan '83 (deceased), John P. Nolan '85 and Scott Nolan '88 Charles O'Connor father of Gavin R. O’Connor ’89 and grandparent of Herbert Pease ’02, Aaron Pease ’13 and Justin Pease ‘15 Michael Parros '12 Herbert W. Pease father of Herbert A. Pease ’78, Steven P. Pease ’79, Joseph M. Pease ‘83 and grandfather of Herbert D. Pearse '02, Aaron A. Pearse '13, Justin Pease '15 Joseph Pehanick father of Joseph M. Pehanick '79 Bruce I. Pekari father of Shawn I. Pekari '82 and grandparent of Brandon I. Pekari '14 Paul Plicner father of Matthew Plicner '86 Colleen Prawicki mother of John J. McNamara ’82 and Robert J. McNamara ‘86 Jose Preciado grandfather of Cole A. Lumsden '11

Geraldine Pugh mother of Charlie Pugh '83, Gerald Pugh '85 and Matthew Pugh '89 Susan Randall grandmother of Jacob Galvan '18 and Russell Ghisletta '18 Carl "Noel" Roberson father of Cameron F. Roberson '77 Elizabeth Ann Rubino grandmother of Michael Rubino III ’84, Daniel Rubino ’87 and Patrick Cortese ‘92 Christianne Ruiz mother of Albert C. Ruiz ’00 and grandmother of Bryan J. Killeen ‘18 Robert Sherwood and Lois Sherwood grandparents of Bruce D. Smith '06 George Shingler grandfather of Riley M. Shingler '11 Kyle P. Shott '08 Mike Skredynski ‘86 Charles Michael Spink grandfather of Charles P. Spink '03 John Sprecher father of Arthur Sprecher '71 and Michael Sprecher '76 Lorander J. Sterling father of Lorander J. Sterling Jr. '71 Josefine T. Stolz mother of Rolf W. Stolz ‘74 Claire Louise Sullivan mother of De La Salle High School staff member Shannon Sullivan Joseph A. Tancredy '81 Olga Tarshis mother of David J. Tarshis ’78 and Mark D. Tarshis ‘78 Frances Thomas mother of James J. Thomas '93 Margaret Toffoli mother of John Toffoli ’74 and Christopher Toffoli ‘87 Carol Trapp grandmother of Grant R. Landry '15 Peter R. Vallarino father of Matthew A. Vallarino '96 Ronald J. Vincent father of Peter J. Vincent '80 Vitorio Vizcay father of David Vizcay '86 John Vuletich father Thomas M. Vuletich ’85 and Daniel Vuletich ‘87 Don Wallunas Sr. grandfather of Jonathan T. Wallunas '10 and Joshua B. Wallunas '17 Roger N. Wiggins father of Michael R. Wiggins '98 J.C. Witt friend of De La Salle High School James L. Yribarren father of Jeffrey J. Yribarren '92 Lena Zugnoni daughter of Sam Zugnoni '78

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I am excited to begin another two year stretch of intensive De La Salle activities. As a board member for the past two years I have seen how a small team of dedicated and passionate alumni can really make an impact on how we as alumnus revere our alma mater. In our efforts to contact all of you we have been able to increase the physical and emotional presence of alumni on campus.

The students at De La Salle are fortunate; all of them. This school offers a unique experience for a kid of any background and with any skill sets to grow as a young man in his own way. We walk in as inquisitive and often unsure young people, and we walk out better at what we care about and with a much stronger sense of who we are.

My goal for the next two years is to talk with all of you and gain a better understanding of how you would like to see the school grow, of how you can get involved with other alumni, as well as how you would personally like to help the current and future students of De La Salle. I invite all alumni and De La Salle family to call me at any time. I would especially like to speak with any of our alumni from the 1970’s and 1980’s who are interested in hearing more about the Alumni Board or the school in general.

After graduating from De La Salle I went to the University of Denver to study Real Estate Finance. Commercial Real Estate and Development are my professional strengths as a 36 year old father. Chasing my two year old daughter is definitely my other strength in life and so far I have been able to catch her every time. I have held roles in Real Estate Development, Commercial Asset Management, and Commercial Lending. In 2009 I travelled to New Orleans to study for my Masters in Business Administration at Tulane University. I am actively involved in both the University of Denver and Tulane Alumni groups here in the Bay Area.

The De La Salle Alumni Association serves the entire De La Salle family by deepening alumni engagement in the life of the school. Our gratitude goes to these Alumni who serve the school as members of the DLSAA Board of Directors. They are committed to our Catholic, Lasallian tradition and to ensuring the school’s enduring ability to carry out its educational mission.

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Meet your De La Salle Alumni Association Board of Directors

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Patrick Ball ’90 – MemSQL John Bellusa ’93 – Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co. Andrew Camera ’05 – Stephens Property Management

Jimmy Estrada ’95 – Wells Fargo Advisors Derek Fahlman ’04 – Digital Benefit Advisors Bill Fortner ’86 – Lincoln Financial Group Cortland Golightly ’98 – Lincoln Financial Group

Richard McNell ’03 – Cork Supply Anthony Pappageorge ’99 – Cornish and Carey Commercial

JJ Rassier ’98 – Wells Fargo Private Bank Scott Roberts ’93 – WestPac Wealth Partners Tim Smith ’10 - AECOM Arie Van Gemeren ’05 – Goldman, Sachs & Co. Dominic Villa ’05 – Summit Funding

Calling the Class of 2011: Your 5 Year Reunion is just around the corner!

Class of 2011, your first ever reunion will be a wonderful time to gather together since your graduation day at De La Salle. Join with your Spartan alumni to renew the brotherhood you felt on campus, and keep your connection with De La Salle alive.

Class of 2011 - Five Year Reunion Saturday, November 26, 2016

Visit the Reunion page on the De La Salle website, www.dlshs.org to purchase your tickets and for complete details. Don’t forget to update your contact information, so that you can continue to stay informed about alumni events and opportunities at De La Salle. For more information please contact Lloyd Schine III ’94 (925) 288-8171 or schineL@dlshs.org.

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De La Salle honors its Distinguished Alumnus of the Year and inducts new members into the Athletic Hall of Fame

Patrick Ball ’90: In May of 2016, Patrick joined MemSQL as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, after four years at Cloudera. MemSQL delivers the fastest database platform for real-time analytics. Global enterprises, including the Fortune 1000, use MemSQL to meet growing consumer demand for instant services and personalized digital experiences. As part of this exciting role, Patrick is responsible for growing revenue, scaling the team, and driving sales culture.

Johnathan Bellusa ’93: John is married and has a beautiful family, wife Kassie, and 2 children, Juliana and Vincent. John began in the mortgage Industry in 2003 while working as a police officer in the City of Oakland. He enjoys being in the business of helping people, because of the tremendous support Sierra Pacific Mortgage provides. In 2005 and 2006, he served on the Board of Directors for the California Association of Mortgage Brokers. In addition, John hosted a home loan/real estate radio show "The Bottom Line with Jonathan Bellusa" on CBS's 106.9 FreeFM. He is currently on the Board of Directors for De La Salle High School Alumni Association in Concord, CA. A proud member of the Colombo Club in Oakland, CA. and the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club in San Francisco, CA, John retired from Law Enforcement in 2015 and is working full time for Sierra Pacific.

John Hayek ’94: John started the 2016-2017 school year with a new position - Principal at Ivy and Oasis High Schools. Hayek is not new to the Fallbrook area. As a matter of fact, he has lived in Fallbrook for 13 years, and worked 12 of those years as an employee of the Fallbrook Unified High School District. “For eight years I was an English teacher at Fallbrook High, was athletic director for two years, and assistant principal for 4.5 years,” said Hayek. “Alternative education is something I’ve always been interested in, and when the job came open it was great timing.” This will be Hayek’s first principal position, but he feels that this is an ideal transition after being an assistant principal at a comprehensive high school. Exerpt taken from the Village News. For the full story visit - http://villagenews.com/local/hayek-takes-principal-ivyoasis-high-schools/

Nick Mattos ’00 & Gina Finnegan: Little did he know that saying ‘yes’ to an invitation to the DLS/CHS Grand Reunion would lead to saying 'I do' to the love of his life. In fact he almost didn’t go, until his mom persuaded him to make the trip up from Los Angeles. Nick enjoyed seeing the football team play on Friday night, but Saturday night was something special. The evening began pretty ordinarily with some appetizers and drinks in the DLS courtyard, but then he saw Gina’s smile, and knew he had to say hello. They reminisced about shared classes and 90’s music over dinner, and by the end of the festivities, didn’t want it to end. Thankfully she invited him to an after party at her friend's house, and they’ve been going strong ever since. After a few months of long distance dating Nick returned to the Bay Area to start a new job at St. Mary’s College. This summer, while on a trip through Yosemite, Nick asked Gina to join him on a lifetime of adventures, and she enthusiastically said ‘yes’. They’re planning their wedding for June 2017, and thanking their lucky stars that they attended the reunion.

John Milcovich ’04: Attended the US Naval Academy graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science/ International Relations. He has served aboard the USS IWO JIMA (LHD-7). He subsequently was assigned to the USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) as Damage Control Assistant. He fully qualified in every category including Command At Sea. Lt. John Milcovich is currently serving as the Navy Amphibious Warfare Liaison Specialist and advisor to the US Marine Corps. in Quantico, Va. FALL 2016 UNION

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alumni news ated from DLS in 2004. William will practice in the US Navy as a Navy Dentist and his first assignment will be in Bangor Washington at the Navy Trident Submarine Base.

Andrew Milcovich ’07: Attended Pepperdine University graduating in 2011 majoring in Political Science and Economics. Andrew was an All American in Div 1 Water Polo. He played professional International Water Polo in the Hungarian Div 1 League. Upon his return to the US he is now in his 2nd year at Pepperdine University School of Law. In the fall, he will attend a semester aboard studying in Pepperdine University School of Law in London, England.

John and his brother Willian Milcovich at the Podium

William Milcovich ’05: Graduated from the University of the Pacific Dental School in San Francisco, CA in June 2015. He received his Doctorate in Dental Surgery (DDS). On his Graduation Day he was Commissioned in the US Navy as a Lieutenant by his brother Lt. John Milcovich who gradu-

Collin Lafayette ’10: As a freshman at the University of Oregon, Collin Lafayette lost interest in his stated major, business, fairly quickly. Instead, he found himself regularly helping out his roommate with his Product Design Program homework. Lafayette taught his roommate about line weight—for example, how a thicker line could distinguish a border—and how subtle use of shading can offer 2D drawings depth and realistic detail. “I was always interested in design, and my parents were saying ‘You should be an artist!’

I was like, ‘I don’t want to be an artist. I want to try to make some money,’ ” Lafayette says, whose passion for design eventually got the better of him. “I feel like I developed a creative eye for aesthetics at a young age, and [the] Product Design [Program] gave me the opportunity to pursue this skill.”

Lafayette, along with his project partners, designed an electric golf-cart sized vehicle called the URRU. This design was ultimately submitted to the international Michelin competition, where it placed as a finalist. Lafayette and his group were one of two winning teams from the United States. The competition included more than 900 entries from university design students, freelance designers, professional design studios, and automotive companies from around the world.

Lafayette graduated in June 2015 with a degree in material and product studies. He eventually landed a gig as an industrial design intern at Arcimoto and was hired full time the summer after he graduated.

Excerpt taken from the University of Oregon’s School of Architecture and Allied Arts news. For the full story visit https://aaa.uoregon.edu/news/electric-car-design-launchescareer.

What’s Happening?

Send your news and photos to Lloyd Schine III ’94, Director of Alumni Relations, at SchineL@dlshs.org.

— Log on at www.dlshs.org/alumni.

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Thank you to the 32nd Annual De La Salle Golf Classic Sponsors

Spartan Sponsors

Black Diamond Electric Cahill Construction Construction Testing Services Garaventa Enterprises S and S Supplies and Solutions

Tournament Title Sponsors Castle Companies FALL 2015 UNION 33 EPIC Brokers & Consultants

Lasallian Sponsors The Conco Companies

Silver Sponsors

Alphagraphics, Walnut Creek Armanino LLP

Green Sponsors

Amerisink Pacific Funding Group

For more information about future events, visit our website at www.dlshs.org.

De La Salle High School Announces

“An Evening of Honor” for Alumni

The Athletic Hall of Fame Induction is October 16, 2016.

De La Salle High School is proud to anounce the new inductees to its Athletic Hall of Fame, and also named its Distinguished Alumnus of the Year for 2016. On October 16, 2016, at the Hofmann Student Center on campus, the inductees and the Alumnus of the Year will be honored. The event is open to the public, and registration will be online at www.dlshs.org

Chris Crespi ’81: Chris is the Alumnus of the Year. Crespi went to UC Davis and graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering, specializing in microwaves, solid states, and quantum electronics. He then went on to receive his MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Chris has worked 30+ years in the fields of engineering, finance and technology. He was most recently the co-founder and resident of Pacific Realm, LLC in Kamuela, HI. Chris has been and continues to serve on a number of company boards including, Sirenza Microdevices, Optium Corporation, and Ubiquiti Networks.

Chris also helps coach football at De La Salle and has served as

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a member of the De La Salle Finance Committee. He has two sons currently attending De La Salle High School.

The inductees to the De La Salle Athletic Hall of Fame this year are two teams and five individual student-athletes. The Hall of Fame inductees are:

John Baker ‘99: Baker had a .433 batting average and earned ALL-Bay Valley Athletic League Honors as a junior and senior. He graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was the class salutatorian. He considered Pepperdine, Columbia, UCLA and Stanford before selecting UC Berkeley and majoring in American Studies.

Baker was a left-handed catcher who emerged as a top PAC-10 player and was key to Cal advancing to an NCAA regional. He was an honorable mention ALL PAC-10 and honorable mention PAC-10 All-Academic. He continued on to a professional career and played for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Chicago Cubs. In 2015, he was hired as Baseball Operations Assistant by the Chicago Cubs.

Mike Gibson ‘87: Mike was one of the all-time great strong safeties in De La Salle football history. He was a tenacious tackler, played in as secondary that has the record for most interceptions in a season (28) and was an excellent tight end as well. Gibson was All East-Bay in 1986. He was All Bay Area in 1986 and East Bay Cream of the Crop in 1987. After graduating in May of 1987 from De La Salle, Gibson continued to support the school as assistant football coach for the 1987 and 1988 football seasons.

Michael Hurlbut ‘98: Michael Hurlbut was the first student athlete in the history of De La Salle High School to letter in four sports in his senior year. He lettered in water polo, soccer, swimming and volleyball. In water polo he was first team goalie, team co-captain and MVP; All League and All East Bay goalie (in ’96 and ’97) and a West Coast All American in ’97.

In soccer, he earned honors as a goalie in ’96 and ’97. He was a finalist in NCS swimming in ’98, part of the NCS Championship Volleyball Team in 1998, and also Athlete of the Year in 1998. Finally, he was one of Contra Costa Newspapers Top Five Male Athletes of the Year in 1998.

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Jonathan Tucker ‘01: Jonathan was a standout athlete, playing football and baseball at De La Salle, all with great success. He attended the University of Florida on a baseball scholarship before being drafted by the Baltimore Orioles. He played on a number of professional baseball teams including the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals. He currently coaches baseball for Contra Costa College in San Pablo and the Bentley School in Lafayette.

Genos Derwin “D.J.” Williams, Jr. ‘00 DJ was one of the country’s best defensive backs at De La Salle and then at the University of Miami before signing in 2004 with the Denver Broncos of the NFL where he was regarded as one of the NFL’s top linebackers. He was the USA Today Player of the Year, California 2000 Gatorade Player of the Year, regarded as the top high school defensive player nationally, rated top player in the nation by SuperPrep, and was two time First-Team All Big-East in 2002 and 2003. During his NFL rookie year, he led the Broncos with 114 tackles (82 solo), had two sacks, one interception, and one forced fumble. He was the AFC combined tackles leader in 2007. He went on to play for five more seasons with the Broncos before being signed by the Bears in 2013 where he played for two more years.

The 1998 Football Team: The National Championship 1998 Football Team beat top ranked Bakersfield and then topped Southern California power house Mater Dei, in one of the biggest high school games in California history. Their dedication and commitment to one another were second to none, and they made the 1998 season a perfect undefeated season, including winning the NCS title, State Championship, and were ranked first in the nation that year. The 1998 varsity team was arguably one of the best teams in De La Salle football history.

The 1997 Swimming and Diving Team: Winners of both the BVAL and the NCS title, the 1997 Swimming and Diving Team was one of the best in De La Salle history. Five seniors went on to swim at Division 1 colleges. Several All Americans were on the team. Many of the team members went back to coach swimming and diving including two of them, who have come back and taught and coached at De La Salle.

On Sunday, October 16, 2016, the “Evening of Honor” begins at 3:00 p.m., with reception immediately following, in the Hofmann Student Center at De La Salle High School, 1130 Winton Drive, Concord, CA.

For more information, contact Director of Alumni Relations, Lloyd Schine III ’94 at SchineL@dlshs.org or by phone at 925-288-8171.

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NCS Champions, CIF Open Division State Champions

Cross Country 4th in EBAL

Water Polo 2nd in EBAL

Basketball

EBAL Champions NCS Champions NorCal Champions CIF State 2nd place

Soccer

Swimming and Diving

NCS Champions NCS Duals Champions 9th @ CIF State Meet

2nd in EBAL, NCS Champions CIF State-Placer

3rd in EBAL

Wrestling Baseball

EBAL Champions, NCS Champions

Track and Field

2nd @ EBAL Meet NCS Tri-Valley Champions NCS Meet of Champions 1st Place

3rd @ EBAL Meet

Golf

Tennis

3rd in EBAL

Lacrosse

2nd in EBAL NCS 2nd Place

All-League Honors in East Bay Athletic League

Football: 1st Team – Devin Asiasi, Antoine Custer, Andrew Hernandez, Blake Wardy, Mason Behiel, Damon Wiley, Boss Tagaloa, Keanu Andrade, Tre White and Obasi Dees. 2nd Team – Anthony Sweeney, Grant Jones and Nick Lopez, Honorable Mention – Logan Nonies. Cross Country: 1st Team – Luke Giusto. Water Polo: 1st Team – Jake Simpson. 2nd Team – Tristen Knoflick. Honorable Mention – Logan Blair. Basketball: MVP – Jordan Ratinho. 1st Team – Nikhil Peters & Emeka Udenyi. 2nd Team – Connor O’Dea. Honorable Mention – Nick Macarchuk. Soccer: 1st Team – Kai Squires. Honorable Mention – Omar Jiron, James Person, Wyatt Hattich, Marco Monti and Will Birka-White. Wrestling: 1st Place finishers – Logan Sumulong, Donovin Guerrero, Dwayne Guerrero, Adrian Gomez, Peyton Omania, Andrew Cervantes, Jonathan Hackett, Davor Skaric, Marshall Huberty and Darryl Aiello. 2nd Place – Jake Lileinstein. Baseball: MVP – Conner Roberts (Pitcher), Connor Redmond (Field), 1st Team – Nick Sparks, Joe Vranesh, Ryan Cole, Trace Tammaro & Gabe Giosso. 2nd Team – Armani Smith. Honorable Mention – Cullen Kafka & Mason Behiel. Track and Field: 1st Place – Obasi Dees (100), Isaias DeLeon (1600), Harrison Fisher (800) & Jonathan Harvey (100HH & 300H). 3rd Place – Obasi Dees (200). Swimming and Diving: 1st Place Finishers – Dominic Dalpiaz (100 Free), Forrest White (100 Back, 200 Free), O’Connell, Iannaccone, Neufeld & Benko (400 Free Relay). Jackson Gabler 1st Place Diving, 2nd Place – Rosselli, Knoflick, Cannon & Driscoll (200 Med Relay), Jake Simpson (200 IM) & Dominic Dalpiaz (50 Free).

Golf: 1st Team – Josh McCarthy & Ethan Atherstone. Volleyball: MVP – Bailey Militar. 1st Team – Ryan Byrne & Darius Monsarrat-Ford. 2nd Team – Nick Adiao. Honorable Mention – Matt Vollman. Tennis: Singles Champion – Daniel Nomura. Doubles semi-finalist – Nolan Bebarta & Chris Trinkus. Lacrosse: 1st Team – Brook Rideau. 2nd Team – Ben Allen & Johnny Coletta. Honorable Mention – Sean Rigley, John Burke, Michael Balousek, Connor Lencioni & Ross McDonald.

National Letter of Intent Signees

Ben Allen – Lacrosse – Marquette, Devin Asiasi – Football – Michigan, Jordan Chriss – Baseball - Columbia University, Antoine Custer – Football – Eastern Washington, Brooklyn Hardiman – Football – Southern Oregon, Miles Johnston – Football – Southern Oregon, Josh McCarthy – Golf – Pepperdine, Connor Redmond - Baseball Cal Poly, Jordan Ratinho – Basketball - University of San Francisco, Conner Roberts – Baseball – UCSB, Armani Smith - Baseball – UCSB, Nick Sparks – Baseball - St Mary's, Boss Tagaloa – Football – UCLA, Jackson Thuma – Lacrosse – Denison University, Forrest White – Swimming – University of Iowa.

Honors for Coaches

DLS – Prep2Prep Catholic School of the year. David Jeans/Baseball – Norcalpreps.com and Prep2prep Coach of the Year. AJ Kuhle/Basketball – Cal Hi Sports Open Division Coach of the Year. Coach Halvorson named as Greco-Roman Coach for 2016 US Olympic Team in Rio! FALL 2016 UNION

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