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A Magazine for Alumni, Parents and Friends

Winter 2019

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WINTER 2019

FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Alumni and Friends of Curley: An out-of-state alumnus recently told me he reads through the entire issue of CURLEY the day the new magazine arrives at his home. That was very encouraging information to share with everyone in the Advancement Office whose creativity and writing skills are on display with each issue. It got me thinking about other remarks I have heard about the arrival of a new CURLEY. Some turn to the sports news; they like to see how our athletes are doing. Some turn to the memorial page; they worry they missed sad news of a classmate or friend. I particularly enjoy the feature articles since I’m usually aware of the other news. Where this message page stands in the ranking I have no idea! What I do know is that striving to bring items of interest, and information worth sharing, are the primary goals when the staff sits down to plan a new issue. It is often great news or an interesting story that one of us has come to know that leads to consideration. And we have not had problems finding stories to tell, only the challenge of keeping some balance to be of interest from the oldest alumnus to the newest member of the Curley Family. While we share a great deal of school news by email and Facebook and other means (please make sure the Alumni Office has your email if you would like to receive that information), we still believe it is worth the investment of time and resources to put CURLEY in your hands twice a year, as well as sharing the Annual Report in a printed format. When you are finished with the magazine you can pass it on to someone else— perhaps with a prospective student in the household! It has been great to welcome so many alumni and friends at Homecoming, for concerts and the play, for Reunion Night and Career Day, and it has been a pleasure to send thank you letters for so many gifts of support. So here we are, in the second half of the 2018-2019 school year, in the midst of the admission process for the Class of 2023 even while the Class of 2019 counts down the days to graduation. In these pages you see some of the highlights of the first semester, and now please stay tuned for all that will unfold. I trust you will enjoy the features, and complete your reading with the knowledge that there are few dull days at the corner of Erdman and Sinclair. As we look ahead to spring I suspect exciting days are ahead!

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PRESIDENT Fr. Donald Grzymski, OFM Conv. ’70 VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT Barry Stitz ’87 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING Jeremy Joseph ’96

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The Curley Choir and the Praise Band provided the music for the liturgy. Kyrian Elekwachi, Michael Gardiner and Kenny Clapp were the readers.

The morning of Homecoming began with the Alumni Soccer Game. Over thirty alumni met in the Bowl at 9 AM to engage in the annual competition. Laughs and groans came from the players as they showed off their skills for the Varsity team that stopped by to encourage them. The Varsity hosted Gilman and the game saw Curley carry a 1-0 lead most of the game, until Gilman tied it with two minutes to go. After overtime, the result was a 1-1 tie. At halftime, the Curley soccer team of 1968, Curley’s first varsity championship, was honored.

Archbishop Curley Award – Highest Quality Point Average in the Class for 2017-18

Alumni and their families were welcomed to the Alumni Tent for food and conversation. From there they could watch the football game against Avalon, which ended with Curley on the wrong end of a 35-14 score. The Hall of Fame Class of 2018 was inducted during halftime (see page 15.)

• Class of 2021 – John Guilfoyle, Samuel Parizek, Ryan Peck, Lucas Benedetto, Zachary Hanlon, Zachary Sutherland, Nathan Hohensee, Samuel Stitz

The students concluded the festivities with a dance in the gym.

Homecoming is a Curley tradition that has perdured for decades, yet has changed over the years. The week of Homecoming, known as Spirit Week, has become five days of generating school spirit and school pride. The activities for each day were planned by the Student Government Association (SGA) and incorporated dress-down days, mini-rallies and class competition.

Toga Tuesday invited students to wear a toga (pictured above) and the seniors won a quick game of Kahoot Trivia. Class War Wednesday assigned a color for each class and three “minute to win it” contests were won by the juniors.

Curley Choristers Sing at Historic Venue

Freshman Event: The Steps To Greatness

Next, the students rotated among four breakout sessions highlighting each of those steps to greatness listed above. Small group sessions with a faculty member followed. Friar Chris then led the freshman class in a service in chapel before the Blessed Sacrament. The students were encouraged to let their God-given light shine for the world to see.

On Friday, September 14th, the Students, Faculty and Staff of Curley met in the Suehle Auditorium for Mass to ask God’s blessing on Curley for the 2018-19 school year. Fr. Donald Grzymski OFM Conv ’70, President of Curley, was the celebrant and homilist. Fr. Chris Dudek OFM Conv, Campus Minister and recently ordained deacon, assisted Fr. Donald. On this Feastday of the Exaltation of the Cross, Fr. Donald suggested how our crosses can be challenges to grow. It is what our theme for the year means – “be engaged, be excellent” - even in adversity.

Life Scout James Sandoval is on a mission to bring some curb appeal – and cover – to the Harry L. Cooper VFW Post 160. For his Eagle project, Sandoval is coordinating the building of a 2,688 square-foot covered patio for Post 160’s location at 2597 Dorsey Road in Glen Burnie.

Members of the Schola and Luminare Choirs sang at Doughoregan Manor in Ellicott City on Saturday, October 6th. The event was a celebration of the restoration of Carrollton Hall, which is on the property of the Franciscan Friars in Ellicott City. Doughoregan Manor was the home of Charles Carroll, one of the Maryland signers, and the only Catholic signer, of the Declaration of Independence. CURLEY Magazine | Winter 2019

Lawrence Cardinal Shehan Award – Second Highest Quality Point Average in the Class for 2017-18

Opening School Mass and Academic Awards

Curley Junior in the News

• Class of 2020 – Scott Giampa

Mr. Jeremy Joseph ’96 served as the keynote speaker. “The question isn’t what you want to be when you grow up, but rather who you want to be when you grow up.” Mr. Joseph explained, using the Curley Mission Statement, that our goal is to help students to become “great men.” The steps to becoming great men are faith, character, discipline, and service to others.

’Merica Monday allowed students to wear the national colors and featured a munchkin-eating contest, won by a freshman.

Attire for Friday was this year’s Homecoming shirt, which was worn for the Pep Rally, held in the Curley Bowl. The Drumline performed and the fall varsity players were introduced. Contests included bubble ball wrestling, water balloon slingshot, a tricycle race and everyone’s favorite, the tug-of-war. The senior class emerged the victor of the week’s competition, defeating the faculty in a classic tug-of-war.

• Class of 2019 - Anthony Dragisics

While the sophomores and juniors were taking the PSAT, the Class of 2022 participated in the “Freshman Event: Steps to Greatness.”

Spirit Week 2018

Throwback Thursday saw a number of interesting costumes by students and faculty.

At the end of Mass, the Principal, Mr. Kohler, announced academic awards from the last school year. The award winners came forward to receive their award from Fr. Donald. There were several ties among the award winners.

• Class of 2019 – Michael Gardiner • Class of 2020 – Yazan Sawalhi, Hunter Luers Archbishop Keough Award – Third Highest Quality Point Average in the Class for 2017-18 • Class of 2019 – Kyrian Elekwachi, Alexander Dvorak • Class of 2020 – Davontae Carter

It’s Academic Team on TV The Curley “It’s Academic” Team competed during a live taping at CBS Studios in Baltimore and defeated Meade and New Town high schools. The episode aired on January 5th on WJZ-TV, and the playoff game will be taped on February 23rd! The three competitors who sealed the victory were: Aidan McDonnell ’19, Ryan Seay ’20 and David Bright ’19. Mr. Jeremy Joseph ’96 is the team’s coach. Congratulations to the team.

Mr. Michael Demarco is Curley’s Longest Serving Teacher Last fall, Mr. Michael DeMarco began his 44th year as a science instructor at Curley. He is now the longest serving teacher in Curley’s history. Mr. DeMarco is the Moderator of the Biology Club and Chess Club, as well as a member of the National Honor Society Committee. We are very thankful for his many years of service to the Curley community. Congratulations Mr. DeMarco!

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and how we perceive them. The juniors and seniors viewed the film Escalation, which opens people’s eyes to the warning signs of relationship abuse. Teacher-led small group discussions followed both videos.

Ring Ceremony

Reflections from an Old New Rector By Friar Joe Bayne, OFM Conv.’75

A group of seniors made a fashion statement at the Homecoming Dance. From left to right are Tim Fair, Michael Gardiner, Thunlwyn Garcia, Cameron Terhune, AJ Dvorak, Sam Yakim, Anthony Dragisics, Parker Boomer, Tobi Majekodunmi, JP Silveira, Michael Sacha, Logan Stratton and Connor Draper.

Field Trip to DC Mr. Zach Dziedzic’s International Relations class visited the Holocaust Museum and the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC. They were accompanied by Lt. Col. (ret.) Mike Dziedzic and Mr. Craig Baldwin ’11. Col. Dziedzic served as an attachee to El Salvador during the peace process, as well as worked with the US government, the UN, NATO, and the EU on peacekeeping operations.

International Students Curley has a nine student international delegation, in all classes. In the front row: Joe Xiaoyan Wang ’20 from China; Danilo Barreto ’21 from Brazil; Dan Van Puong Ha Du ’21 from Vietnam; Tom Xuan Loc Doan ’22 from Vietnam. In the back row: Ryan Tran Nghi ’21 from Vietnam: Jay Ryu ’21 from South Korea; Alex Herrero ’19 from Spain; Marcel Gras ’19 from Spain; Charles Yongzie Wang ’19 from China.

Pinkard Scholars Juniors Patrick McDonald and Ryan Seay were recognized on December 5 at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore as two of this year’s seven Pinkard Scholars. They have participated in a semester program of Youth Theological Studies for which they earned three college credits. Congratulations Ryan and Patrick!

One Love Foundation Workshops The One Love Foundation was founded in memory of University of Virginia student, Yeardly Love, who was the fatal victim of relationship abuse in 2010. The work of the Foundation is to spread the conversation about relationship abuse through educational workshops, like the one experienced by all Curley students on November 20, 2018. The students gathered in the Suehle Auditorium for a brief introduction by the presenters from the One Love Foundation. The freshmen and sophomores went to classrooms to view the video Behind the Post, which focuses on how social media has a direct impact on our relationships 6

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The Class of 2020 received their school rings during Mass on Sunday, December 2, 2018 in the Suehle Auditorium. Fr. Donald Grzymski OFM Conv ’70 was the celebrant and homilist. After communion, Fr. Donald blessed the rings and placed them on the fingers of the juniors. The class recited the Ring Pledge and sang the Alma Mater, after which Mr. Tyler Cuomo ’08, History Teacher at Curley, gave the ring address. After the ceremony, a reception was held in the Student Dining Room.

Christmas Concerts It would not feel like Christmas without the Choir and Band Christmas concerts. The students work hard during the semester, some singing or playing an instrument for the first time. The results are impressive and enjoyable. The Curley Choirs performed on December 8th to the delight of a nearly full auditorium. The Curley Bands filled the halls with Christmas spirit on December 14th. You can hear selections from each concert on Curley’s website. Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Michael Gaffney, Director of the Curley Choirs, and Mr. David Stauffer, Director of the Curley Bands.

Greccio The tradition of a Nativity scene was started by St. Francis in the small village of Greccio in 1223. St. Francis used people and animals to give witness to the greatest of events, God becoming human. As part of its Franciscan heritage, Curley presented a live nativity through the efforts of the freshman class on December 16th. With readings and songs of the Curley Choir, the students provided a moving re-enactment of the Christmas story. The daughter of theology instructor Mr. Jamie Long played the starring role of Jesus. Mr. Greg Loftus and Mrs. Gina Petr directed the event.

he last time I appeared in this august publication of my alma mater, I had been interviewed by Fr. Michael Martin. I had grown up with him and his sisters in a local drum corps in Baltimore. Oh how the years pass. That article found me directing The Franciscan Center, a runaway homeless youth shelter in Buffalo on the shores of Lake Erie. After twenty eight years there of caring for troubled youth and being an active Fire/EMS/Police Chaplain, we closed the shelter due to changing times, low population, and dwindling funding. At our last Provincial Chapter, the administration of our Franciscan Province asked me to move to Western Massachusetts and serve as Rector/ Pastor of St. Stanislaus Basilica, Chicopee, Massachusetts. What a change of gears and amazingly I am happy. The large busy parish has a well-run elementary school and cemetery. I look back to my years at the corner of Sinclair and Erdman. We had many Friars at Curley, of all sizes, shapes, gifts, and struggles. They inspired me because they were real, human, gutsy, and spiritual. +Fr. David Stopyra, my principal, used to say to us at assemblies: “If you feel froggy, jump my way.” He was direct, candid, and knew what we were like. I was mentored by other Friars, like Brother Vincent, and +Fr. Larry Kubera. For Senior Sociology, l had Friar Gregory Hartmayer, now Bishop of Savannah. I feel blessed. When I spent a year teaching at Curley 80-81, +Fr. Dennis Jaworek and I were on the third floor. We were sometimes thought to be too tough on the guys. Yet for some reason, every day after school the guys hung out in our classrooms, in my opinion, seeking attention, affirmation, and belonging due to the pains of adolescence or perhaps struggles at home. I’ve always known “tough love” works. All of these experiences at Curley, coupled with my Franciscan Formation, time in parishes in Shamokin, PA, and then those twenty eight years in Buffalo, prepared me to now shepherd this large Basilica Parish in Western Massachusetts. I still have a lot to learn; don’t we all? I “do what I can, not what I can’t (according to Fr. Curt my moral theology professor from years gone by). Stories from the days at Curley are shared here at our Friary often, as the Guardian of the house, Brother Michael Duffy ’77 was just two years behind me at Curley. I don’t have to tell you the laughter here reaches “fever pitch.” God is good! St. Francis was noted to say: “Brothers (Sisters) while we have time, let us do good!” To those at Curley now and from years gone by, I wish you peace and all good, for I am Joseph your Brother.

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ADVANCEMENT

NOTES

High Hopes

Breakfast with Economist Anirban Basu

By Craig Baldwin ’11

The Curley Advancement Office hosted a Power Breakfast with Anirban Basu on October 24th. The event was sponsored by Fidelity Engineering/ Carmine Mistichelli ’93 and hosted at the offices of Miles & Stockbridge through the graciousness of Jason Balog ’90. Mike Brockmeyer ’70 of Frommer, Lawrence and Haug introduced Basu whom he taught at the University of Maryland School of Law. Over 50 alums and members of the business community attended the event. The next Power Breakfast will be held in the spring.

Date Set for Cornerstone Day

Homecoming 2018 Sponsors

The second annual Cornerstone Day will take place on April 2, 2019. The day is used as an opportunity to honor significant individuals and groups in the Curley Family who have promoted the mission of the school

The Columbia Bank: Homecoming 2018 Grand Sponsor

Mary-Rina Scribner

Raoul Frevel ’91, Atlantic Caterers

Class of 1991

Philip Misey ’80, Infiniti Technologies Della Rose’s Avenue Tavern Eric Bowen ’83 & Bowen-Kron

Zach Alark ’07 Kathy Maskell Steve Ball ’95, BioTech Medical

Wayne J. Althoff, WJA Landscaping, LLC

Clif ’84, Trevor ’17, and Roman Scruggs ’22

Partners In Excellence Breakfast

Chris ’78 and Craig Baldwin ’11

Brooks ’89 and Anthony Grasso ’20

Frank Sansosti ’71

Cuomo Tax Center

(L to R) Hunter Luers ’20, Tylanvis Lawson ’19, and Nick Pistorio ’19 represented Archbishop Curley High School at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Partners In Excellence “Back-To-School” Breakfast. This annual event celebrates the PIE program, which provides scholarships to qualified students.

Curley Baseball

Norb Petr ’71

Ron ’66, Derek ’93, and Chris Wiley ’98

Paul Ciecwierz ’80

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Support Curley Through a Planned Gift Leaving a gift in your will is a very special act of generosity and foresight. Every bequest, however small or large, is gratefully received and makes a difference to Archbishop Curley High School. We would like to express our gratitude to The Estate of Mr. & Mrs. Louis B. Fernandez for remembering Curley.

Endowed Scholarships An endowed scholarship is the opportunity to make a gift that creates a permanent legacy for the benefit of Curley students. A scholarship fund can be named after the donor, in memory of a family member or friend, or in honor of any other individual or organization. Gifts are placed in an investment fund designated for scholarships. Scholarship awards are generated from the earnings of the invested fund rather than from the principal. In that way, an endowed scholarship fund is never expended, and it can provide financial support for students in perpetuity. The minimum for establishing a named scholarship at Archbishop Curley High School is $25,000. Currently, awards from fifty endowed scholarships are distributed to students yearly. Recently Established Scholarships: The Earnest Family Scholarship

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The Coach Pep Perrella Memorial Scholarship

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The Coach Craig Tillman Scholarship

or many high-school athletes today, aspirations to compete at the professional level are greater than ever. While they strive to be the best in their fields, it is an unfortunate truth that the odds of them achieving fame and fortune as a professional athlete are stacked heavily against them. For example, according to a 2017 NCAA study on the estimated probability of an athlete competing beyond their high school career, there were over 550,000 boys’ basketball players competing at the high school level during that year, of which it is estimated that just over 18,000, around 3%, will go on to compete in the NCAA. According to a similar study from the NCAA based on the probability of collegiate athletes making a professional team, of that 3% competing for an NCAA basketball team, just over 800 players will find themselves competing for a NBA team in the future, or in the G-League, the NBA’s official minor league. This means that of all of the high school basketball players across the United States, about 1 in 700 will someday be on an NBA roster. On October 22, 2018, it was announced that Haywood Highsmith ’14 had earned his shot at becoming one of those select few. It was on that day that the Delaware Blue Coats, the G League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers, announced the team’s 2018 roster. Among those on the roster were players from notable NCAA programs such as the University of Arizona, the University of Notre

Dame, and Wheeling Jesuit University. The latter, a Division II program at a university of just over 1,100 students in West Virginia, had been Haywood’s home for the past four years. After going undrafted in June’s NBA Draft, and being cut from the 76ers Summer League roster, Highsmith was offered a contract with the Blue Coats after a tryout in October. If you were to ask the 22 year-old if making it to the NBA was his dream, the 6’7 Small Forward would tell you, “I don’t know if I’d say it’s ever been my goal to make it to the NBA.” He insists that his current situation is

the result of the commitment he has put in to becoming the best player that he can be, and that he is incredibly appreciative for the opportunity. He also mentioned that it has been an eye-opening experience. “It is definitely a big adjustment, since my whole life now revolves around basketball, but I am

“Curley taught me to be self-sufficient, and the skills to grow into the man that I am today” just trying to continue to grow as a player each day, while learning as much as possible from those around me.” Haywood certainly set himself up for success during his career at Wheeling Jesuit, where he averaged over twentytwo points and twelve rebounds per game for the Cardinals, while shooting over 55% from the field as a senior during the 2018 season. These stats earned him several accolades, including recognition as the Division II National Player of the Year, and selection to the National Basketball Coaches Association All-America First Team. Off the court he excelled in the classroom, graduating with a degree in Business Management last spring while achieving a 3.5 GPA. Haywood credits the Curley community for “challenging” him to mature into the student-athlete that he became during his collegiate career. “Curley taught me to be self-sufficient, and the skills to grow into the man that I am today. It was definitely not an easy experience balancing life as a student-athlete, but it set me up for success when I got to college.” Haywood acknowledged current

Curley mathematics instructor Mr. Phil Forte, who he praised as inspirational during his time as a student. “I’ve always been good at math, but Mr. Forte dared me to be better and helped me to improve my study habits.” On the court, he commended former Curley basketball head coach Brian Hubbard ’98 for helping him to achieve success. “Coach Hubbard helped me to establish a professional routine as an athlete, and continuously pushed me to be a better player and teammate. My Curley family was incredibly supportive of me, and truly wanted me to succeed.” Highsmith continued his successful career this fall, averaging nearly fourteen points and seven rebounds in twentytwo games with the Blue Coats, while shooting close to 45% from the field. This led the 76ers to call his number on January 8th, when he scored his first NBA points on his first shot in a 132-115 win over the Washington Wizards. Needless to say, the future is certainly bright for this young alumnus, who is now Curley’s first NBA player, and is someone who continues to defy the odds.

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Carmine Mistichelli ’93

By Fr. Donald Grzymski, OFM Conv. ’70

armine Mistichelli ’93 grew up in the Hamilton section of East Baltimore, the son of blue-collar parents who wanted only the best for their children, which included a structured education in an environment that encouraged their Catholic faith. A product of a Catholic education his entire life, transitioning to Curley from St. Dominic’s elementary and middle school was a natural choice. Not only did Carmine receive the kind of education his parents wanted for him, but it helped fuel his work ethic, building on his parents’ expectations that he study hard and work hard. As Carmine neared the end of the high school education and pondered the next chapter of his life, he opted to enter the workforce full time and landed a job in the residential sector of the HVAC business. In time he moved into HVAC commercial work, focusing on large-scale buildings such as schools, hospitals, data centers, and design/build projects. Carmine joined Fidelity Mechanical Services in 1997 as a field employee, and began his rise through the company’s ranks. In the back of his mind, however, he knew that a college degree would be a great asset to have, both professionally and personally. So, as he was learning the ins-and-outs of the mechanical construction industry, Carmine enrolled in college and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business degree from Strayer University. And in 2017, Carmine earned a Certificate of Professional Development in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His work over the years led him down a career path that took him from a field employee to being part of the C-Suite. This past year, Carmine was named Chief Operating Officer/Partner of Fidelity Mechanical Services and Building Automation

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Systems. More than anything, Carmine credits his success at Fidelity to starting at an entry level position and taking the time to learn the ins and outs of the company as well as the industry. Reflecting, Carmine notes that “patience, hard work and dedication to your craft will get you where you want to be.”

states, “while knowledge is important, so are relationships. In the business world, relationships are critical to ensuring not just your own personal success but also the success of your company. Today’s young adults certainly see the value in education, but they need to realize that relationships are just as important and are a key component to excelling in this world.”

His work ethic has not only benefited his own career, but it’s also played a major role in where Fidelity is today. When Carmine began with the company, there were 120 team members. Today, Fidelity’s team is made up of 740 employees and has expanded into the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. markets. Asked the reason for the growth, Carmine shares that he believes it’s from their great customer service, culture of safety, vision of growth and dedication to employees. Carmine finds it easy to talk about the company’s mantra of “Proactive, World Class Service” which sets the organization apart from its competitors and is an approach that is discussed and encouraged among his employees every day.

25 years out of Curley, Carmine is certainly finding success in the business world, but he has also become a leader in helping alumni to greater success, and in encouraging their involvement with their alma mater.

28th Annual Targarona Memorial Golf Tournament

Carmine is also clear about the future of Fidelity. Continued expansion, being at the forefront of the industry’s ever-changing technological landscape, specifically as it relates to energy-efficiency, and a focus on building analytics are the company’s top priorities. Suffice it to say, Carmine has found great professional success, but he hasn’t lost sight of how his Curley education has played a role in that success. Passionate about alumni giving back to their alma maters, this past year Carmine was instrumental in beginning Curley’s Power Breakfast Series, with Fidelity’s sponsorship of the breakfast and other alumni providing venues from their employers. The two breakfasts to date, the first featuring State Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill and the second economist Anirban Basu, have brought together Curley business leaders with fellow graduates and other professional colleagues. A strong believer in giving back, Carmine notes, “Curley is part of my roots, part of my foundation, and I

can only move forward in my life by acknowledging that part of me.” The breakfasts are also bringing more awareness of Curley’s name to influential individuals in the community. While Carmine takes immense pride in all he’s accomplished professionally, nothing holds a candle to Carmine’s personal success. A proud father of two young sons, Vittorio and Ezio, with his wife of 12 years, Susanna, Carmine relishes the life he and his wife have built together. He credits his family with giving him the motivation every day to do his very best. While he keeps a busy professional and personal schedule, hosting his extended family, especially his nieces and nephews, for Sunday dinners at his home is what makes him happiest. As Carmine reflects on his Curley years, he expresses special thanks to a business teacher, Mr. Bill Dawson. “His class gave me an appreciation and passion for business, and I absolutely cherished my one-on-one conversations with him,” says Carmine. He also appreciates that today’s Curley student body is more representative of metropolitan Baltimore than it was in the 1990s, and he wants to help other young men have the same experience he did. Asked for advice for today’s students, Carmine

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WHERE BROTHERHOOD

The Dawn of

BEGAN

Friars Nation

By Jeremy Joseph ’96

s the Class of 1969 prepares to celebrate their 50th high school reunion, one group of friends has not let the years - or the miles - weaken their friendships. For Larry Boehm, Dennis Burke, Dennis Ebert, Matt Italiano, Phil Kondilas, Mike Powell, Mark Profili, Tom Zeller and his late brother Jerry, Bob Mullauer, Jerry Mikulski, Steve Rohm and others, the high school friendships endure. “It was really three or four groups of guys who merged,” notes Dennis Ebert. Some of the friendships developed in grade school, but, as Larry Boehm states, “it was at Curley that all the little groups came together and this bond began.” Dennis Burke says when reminiscing about the friendships, “It has been fifty years since we got out of Curley,” where most of the friends either ran track or played football. “A lot of the guys went to Towson State from Curley, and they’d hang at the same table in the Student Center every day.” Mark Profili adds that “later in high school and in college we also hung out in my mother’s basement. Some played guitars, some tried to sing.” Powell adds, “After college, the main thing that

kept us together was playing cards.” Bob Mullauer, a military historian, recalls, “My neighbor at the time was an old World War I veteran, who wanted to give me his poker table. I asked if he was sure he wanted to get rid of it, and he said, ‘All of my friends are dead.’” The group put it to good use, hosting the weekly poker game for the next ten years. “These regular Thursday night poker games were still going when I moved away in 1986,” Mike Powell

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remembers. It isn’t hard to imagine that friendships would dim as some of the individuals move away. Not in this case. Powell relocated several times for work before retiring to Oak Island, North Carolina, a resort town situated 30 miles from both Wilmington and Myrtle Beach, SC. Apparently Mike was on to a good thing. Both Matt Italiano and Dennis Burke have subsequently moved to Oak Island. That’s when the poker buddies, who also were in the habit of traveling together to Triple Crown horse races, decided to regularly hit the road to visit their classmates on the coast. Burke now hosts the rest of the group when they come to visit. As Mullauer says, “Burke is the Inn Keeper.” Some combination of the friends travels to Oak Island twice a year. These three or four day spring and fall trips usually center on card games just like the old days.

They have also found other ways to make their friendship a priority. Larry Boehm used to host them at his place in St. Michael’s each year. “They were all mad at me when I sold that place without consulting them first,” he adds with a laugh. “I’d host a summer beach party each year,” reports Mikulski, “and starting in 1982 we reunited every January for an annual oyster

T roast.” As Mikulski recently retired to Florida, this will be the first year the group does not attend this event. In the meantime the group can be found lunching every other Thursday at Pappas’s in Cockeysville. “Next thing you know, we’ll be meeting at McDonald’s for breakfast,” Profili exclaims. “Did anybody mention Christmas Shopping?” several of the guys ask pointing to another long-standing tradition. “One year Mullauer and Italiano met up to go Christmas shopping,” Boehm retells with a laugh, “but they ended up at the bar.” Each year, when Italiano drives from North Carolina to visit his daughter at Christmas, the gang gathers at Buck Fowler’s Tavern in Overlea. Now, though, no one is fooled when they say that they are Christmas shopping. This bond that started at Curley endures. “Curley was the favorite time in my life,” Italiano offers. Mark Profili points out that, “Curley uses the slogan ‘Where Brotherhood Begins.’ This is a pretty strong brotherhood to last fifty years.” He is quick to add that “to a man we miss Jerry Zeller every time we get together.” “We always cover each other’s back,” Tom Zeller notes. “We would do anything for each other, just like brothers.” Mikulski reflects, “My best friends in life are the guys from ’69.” This is a sentiment they all share. As Dennis Ebert approaches retirement, he says that a move to Delaware is in his future. “I’ll do what I can to spend time with the group,” he says. “I’ll make the trip back here and borrow someone’s spare bedroom when I can. They are too important to me.”

he much anticipated soccer match versus Calvert Hall is about to kick off and unfortunately you are stuck at work. A huge crowd fills the Bowl for the Homecoming football game but you reside 800 miles away. No worries! Launched in September, live streaming has made its way to Curley, giving Friars’ supporters everywhere the opportunity to catch all the game action. Joe Citro ’69 made his way down from York, PA to watch his Friars face Gilman on the road in an important MIAA soccer showdown. As he settled in for the game, Citro couldn’t help but notice three Gilman students wearing headsets who were adjusting cameras in preparation of live streaming the game. Curious as to why his alma mater was yet to join this growing trend, he placed a call to the school to inquire. “The point of my call was to simply say, ‘Let’s investigate and see what it would take to get this project off the ground,’” Citro recalls. During the summer of 2018, Citro connected with Jeremy Joseph ’96, Curley’s Director of Marketing, and the two decided to do some research before involving others at the school. “We spoke to folks at other places who had been live streaming games and found them to be extremely helpful and open to sharing their experiences,” says Citro. Convinced that Curley was capable of offering live broadcasts the duo brought different departments together within the school to assess what was needed to move forward with the program.

Teamwork is the best word to describe how, in less than two months, things were in place to broadcast an athletic contest in real time from the school. In addition to Citro and Joseph, Paul Baker and Sean Gallup ’11, members of Curley’s technology team were enlisted to help. Students would also be needed, so an email was sent to the entire student body soliciting support. This correspondence caught the attention of Pablo Sainz ’94, the parent of a current sophomore (Noah), who also serves as a Technical Director at WBAL TV. “Given my experience in the broadcast industry, I knew this was a way I could give back to the school,” Sainz noted. Add Athletic Director, Matt Hatton, and the team was complete. Thursday, September 6th represented a couple of “firsts” in school history as it also included hosting a night soccer game. With 9th grader Will Majerowicz manning the camera and upperclassmen Nick Andrews and Chris Knorr calling the game from the broadcast tent, the live streaming initiative known

as the “Dawn of Friars Nation” officially began. And it continued throughout the fall season as all home varsity soccer and football games were televised. Much as you see athletes grow on the field as they gain experience and confidence the same could be said about the quality of the broadcasts and the announcing team. Andrews and Knorr “called” the soccer matches for Friars Nation. “You could really see their comfort level and chemistry increase with each game,” says Joseph. Andrews handled the play by play and was the more animated one of the tandem. “I loved putting the headset on and talking to the audience,” he states. Andrews also took pride in assigning nicknames to some of the players. Asked about some of his favorites, “Let’s see, we had the “The Peruvian Puff Pepper,” “Big Game, Mike,” and “Alex, The Spaniard.” Leading scorer, Anthony Dragisics was known as the “Italian Stallion” for his standout play, and hearing “The Bryce is Right” called out after forward Bryce Woodward made a nice play would make Bob Barker proud. As the live streaming program evolves, the goal is to put the majority of the responsibility on the students. “Ultimately, we would like the students to take full

ownership of the program with minimal adult supervision,” says Joseph. Sainz adds that the future benefit for students involved is invaluable. “They are going to have the opportunity to learn more about the industry before they go to college and may gain a better idea of what they want to pursue.” Currently, students assist with the setup, operate the camera, provide the commentary, and keep stats from the contest.

Some of the future plans for the program include getting more students involved, the use of multiple cameras, pre-game interviews, and having the ability to show instant replays. The team would also like to broadcast non-sporting events such as fine arts performances, Commencement, and special assemblies that have wide interest. Citro has made one other thing a priority moving forward. “We want to make sure our camera guy doesn’t miss another great catch again because he was answering his cell phone,” he said with a chuckle.

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Jon Pressimone

SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS

in So Many Ways By Greg Malanowski ’70

2018

Hall of Fame Profiles

To nominate an individual for the Curley Athletic Hall of Fame, download the information sheet at www.archbishopcurley.org/athletics/athletichalloffame or contact the Advancement Office. To be considered for the Class of 2019, nominations must be submitted by May 1, 2019.

ongratulations to the fourth class of inductees into the Archbishop Curley High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The five new members were honored on October 20th at halftime of the Homecoming football game and later that evening at a dinner reception held in the Conference Center. Bruce Baldwin ’76 Lacrosse, Football, & Basketball

“To inspire others to a relationship with Jesus.”

hat is one of the personal goals that guides Jon Pressimone in his life and work. One of twelve children, Jon was born in Westminster, but grew up in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. He received a scholarship to Mt. St. Mary’s and matriculated there to study science, pole vault for the track and field team and play Ultimate Frisbee. Then his plans changed. Through an encounter with one of the seminarians on campus, Jon discerned a call to ministry. “I attended Catholic schools all my life,” he explains. “Being Catholic is who I am.” He changed his major to theology and set his sights on youth ministry. After college, Calvert Hall employed him as a campus minister and after two years, he moved to Immaculate Conception Parish as a youth minister. It was through Friar Matt Foley, OFM Conv. that Jon found his way to Archbishop Curley High School in 2015 as a full-time theology instructor. 14 CURLEY Magazine | Winter 2019

At Curley Jon uses his gifts and talents in a number of ways. He is the Ultimate Frisbee coach for the Curley club team. Having played professionally four years for the DC Breeze in the American Ultimate Disk League, Jon shares his experience with students who compete against club teams in other schools. “Ultimate may become a varsity sport in a couple of years,” he hopes.

At Mass and during the monthly Holy Hour, Jon shares his musical gifts with students in the Praise Band. He grew up singing in his family, which he affectionately calls the “Von Pressimones.” Jon plays guitar and sings with his sister Joanna at the Sunday evening Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish.

he directs several weeks of the Catholic Heart Work Camp in different cities each year. The itinerant preacher in him fits very well in a Franciscan school. With so much activity, Jon still finds time to co-moderate the Student Government Association at Curley and work on a master’s degree in catechesis in the Franciscan University online program. Just this past summer, Jon and his fiancée Lilly Siems were married.

Bruce Baldwin earned seven varsity letters in three different sports at Curley but it was on the lacrosse field where he would make the biggest impact. He was a member of the school’s 1976 MSA “B” Conference championship squad and his play as a midfielder that season earned him All-Metro and All-MSA first team honors. The 1976 graduate accepted a full athletic scholarship to play lacrosse at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. As a Retriever, he captained the UMBC national championship squad in 1980. His play earned him 1st Team All-American and National Defenseman of the Year for Division II. Jack Herzog ’02 Football & Baseball

His musical ability and ministry to young people led to his participation in youth retreats, not just at Curley, but across the country. During the summer Curley is fortunate to have Jon on the faculty. His calm presence and faithfilled example speak volumes to his students and his colleagues. He sees his mission very simply: “For me, it all comes down to love. It’s what is at the heart of the Gospels. If I can love all those around me, and inspire the people I interact with to love as well, then I’m convinced we’re going to make the world a better place.” With dedicated teachers and ministers like Jon Pressimone, Curley and the Church at large are in good hands.

Jack Herzog was a part of two MIAA “B” Conference football championship teams (2000 & 2001) and an “A” Conference baseball championship (2001). A four-year starter on the gridiron, he earned All-Conference, All-City/County, All-State, and All-Metro honors for football. Herzog was also a standout on the baseball diamond where he would receive several post season honors. His senior year, Herzog served as a team captain for both the football and baseball squads. The defensive lineman continued to excel on the football field at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). In 2006, Herzog was a team captain and was also voted the Keydets Defensive Most Valuable Player.

an honorable mention All-Catholic league selection. His outstanding play for both teams earned him the “Athlete of the Year” award in 1966. Jasper was inducted into the College of William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. His average of 18.2 points per game ranks him 5th all-time at W&M. Jasper was named Co-Southern Conference Player of the Year his senior season. Greg Loftus ’95 Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, & Tennis Greg Loftus excelled in four sports at Curley. He was a member of the 1993 MSA “A” Conference championship soccer team and earned All-City/County, All-Metro, and All-State recognition during his tenure. The winter season saw Loftus transition to the basketball court as a two-year starter on varsity. In the spring it was on to tennis where he earned MSA singles championships in the “B” Conference as a sophomore and junior and the team captured the team title in 1994. The spring of his senior year, the 1995

Fr. Julian “Athlete of the Year” took to baseball where he led the squad in home runs. Loftus continued his soccer career in college at Mount Saint Mary’s where he was a four-year starter. Loftus currently serves as the head Junior Varsity Coach at his alma mater. Craig Tillman Lacrosse Coach In Craig Tillman’s ten years at the helm, the varsity lacrosse team won 72 games and captured MSA championships in 1969 & 1971. Under his leadership, nearly 50 players went on to compete in lacrosse at the collegiate level. Tillman went on to officiate lacrosse at the high school, college, and professional level for 30 years. This included being a part of five NCAA Final Fours and serving as an indoor lacrosse official in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League. He also is the recipient of numerous awards for his service to lacrosse and officiating.

Tom Jasper ’66 Basketball & Football Tom Jasper averaged 18.9 points per game for Curley during the 1965-66 basketball campaign. The team captain would earn All-Catholic League honors for his prolific scoring that season. Jasper also competed for the varsity football team his senior year and was named

Pictured l to r: Tom Jasper ’66, Greg Loftus ’95, Bruce Baldwin ’76, Jack Herzog ’02, Craig Tillman.

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ALUMNI

Class of 2000 Charles and Susan Bankard announced the birth of their first child, Timothy John, on July 21, 2018.

NEWS Class of 1966

Class of 2006 Paul Holzhauser and his wife Nicole welcomed their twin baby girls, Makayla and Elena, in June, 2018. Steven Maex wed Jessica O’Keefe on June 16th at Loyola University of Maryland Alumni Chapel in Baltimore, MD. Fr. Donald Grzymski ’70, OFM, Conv., officiated, Stephen Baxter ’06 was Best Man, and many other Curley alumni were also in attendance.

Class of 1978

Frank and Patricia Pondolfino celebrated 48 years of marriage in September 2018. Frank J. Pazdzinski III and his wife welcomed their 3rd grandchild, Victoria Hana Pazdzinski, on May 22, 2018.

Class of 1974 Vince and Sharon Ambrosetti welcomed twin sons, Jacob Alexander and Zachary Francis, on July 20, 2018. They also have a 2-year old son, Elijah.

Class of 1975

Byron Pitts ’78 spoke on the campus of High Point University as the “Journalist in Residence” regarding various aspects of his outstanding career, and what it takes to be successful in his field. In attendance at this unique presentation were members of Curley’s Class of 2016, Angelo Petruccy and Kyle Rosenberger. Both are juniors at High Point majoring in Sport Communication, while Angelo is also minoring in Journalism.

Class of 1981 Vincent Zaccaria welcomed a new grandson, Logan Atlas Zellhofer, on April 3, 2018. Tony Zaccaria ’08 is Logan’s proud godfather.

Class of 1984 John Boia was elected District Chairman of the Four Rivers District, which supports over 80 Boy Scouts of America units in northern Anne Arundel County.

Class of 1987 Lou D’Adamo: Nauticon Office Solutions, and Tony DiPietro ’78: Toshiba America Business Solutions, served as representatives for their companies in Las Vegas at Toshiba LEAD 2018.

Class of 1977 Brother Michael Duffy, OFM Conv., was promoted to the position of Associate Dean of the School of Nursing of The College of Our Lady of the Elms.

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Dr. Randy Riesett, Barry Stitz, Matt Jackson, Jym Benzing and Jeff Schaub are members of the Class of 1987 who participated in Career Day 2018 during which over 40 alumni shared their personal and professional stories with the students.

Charles Kendzierski received the Jeffrey B. Jones Cyber Operations award from the Association of Old Crows at an Oct. 19 ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The award recognizes a U.S. or international military, civilian or industry official for outstanding and lifelong dedicated service to promoting and advancing the cyberspace operations.

Class of 1993 Carmine Mistichelli was named Chief Operating Officer/Partner of Fidelity Mechanical Services and Building Automation Systems by Fidelity Engineering, LLC.

Class of 1996 Gordon Topper married Katie Zielinski on September 2, 2018. Nick Brownlee ’96 was a member of the wedding party, while Fr. Donald Grzymski, OFM Conv. ’70 officiated.

Class of 1998 Michael P. Boettcher Jr. was promoted to the rank of Commander in the United States Navy. He currently is the commanding officer at the Naval Reserve Center at Pittston, Pennsylvania. Matt Libber ’98, was named Executive Director of the Maryland SoccerPlex and Maryland Soccer Foundation. Jamie Long, his wife Amanda, and their son Jude, welcomed a baby girl, Cora Charlotte Long, on September 6th.

Robert Winkler married Denise Kratchovil on Friday, June 15 at Our Lady of Hope Church. The bridal party included his brothers: Stephen ’96 and Michael ’00, Keith Hardesty ’06, Joshua Wolf ’06, Matthew Potyraj ’06, Brian Damario ’06, and Ryan Henkin ’08.

Class of 2009 Benjamin Kimbel and his wife, Ashley, welcomed their son, Nolan, on August 31, 2018.

Andrew Gray ’11, Ryan Sloman ’11, and Sean Gallup ’11 were members of the wedding party. Many other Curley alumni were also in attendance. Jason Gordon ’11 wed Jessica Barley on June 2nd at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hydes, MD. Raymond Barley ’77, Father-of-the-Bride, and Justin Gordon ’08, Best Man, along with many other Curley alumni were also in attendance.

Class of 2012 Avery Williams ’12 was a starting linebacker for the Canadian Football League’s Ottawa Redblacks for the 2018 season.

Class of 2013 James Bonner, son of Jim ’82, married Taylor Lee on September 29, 2018 on the island of St. Lucia. Andrew Baker ’13 was his Best Man. James recently earned his MBA from Johnson & Wales University. He also has his BS in Culinary Arts from Walnut Hill College. James and Taylor live and work in Washington, D.C.

Joseph Soellner recently graduated from the Montgomery County Fireman’s Academy. He is now working as a paramedic firefighter.

Rest in Peace •B randon M. Andrews ’99

•W anda Nagrabski, mother of Michael ’75

• L ouis Antonio, father of David ’80 and

• J oAnne Patry, wife of Richard “Coach”

grandfather of Matthew ’14

Patry

• I rene Berzellini, mother of John ’68 and

David ’70 • F rancis Bocek, father of Stephen ’85,

David ’95 and Joseph ’96

• L arry Richardson, father of Lawrence,

Stephen ’86 • T homas John Burger ’08 •P aul Ciborowski ’75 • J oseph Comegna, father of Kyle ’20 •M arie Ann Covino, mother of Bernard

Covino, Jr., ’66

Jr. ’74 and Timothy ’90, father-in-law of Michael Kerrigan ’73, grandfather of Brendan Kerrigan ’05 and Vincent Vendetti ’11 •D avid Ruck, Jr. ’78 •G regory W. Samuels ’00, brother of

Michael ’89

•M ichael Crotty ’65 •D avid Custer, Sr., father of David, Jr. ’81 • J ustine Davis, mother of Michael ’84 •S teven Danaher, son of Rick ’66

•M agaret Schoennagel, mother of Fred

’80 and David ’84 •D onna Scurti, mother of Paul ’93 and

Michael ’97

•A nn M. Devoe, mother of David J.

•B ernadette Sebour, mother of Richard

Ciribassi ’71

’77 and Michael ’87

•A nthony DiFerdinando, father of

•A l Smink ’70

Armando ’79 •A ntionette Fousek, mother of Robert ’66

and Ronald ’70

• F r. Marcel Sokalski, OFM Conv. • F r. David Stopyra, OFM Conv.

•C arolyn Godack, mother of Robert, Jr. ’89

•R . John Therres, father to Steven ’06

• F r. Joseph Grzybowski, OFM Conv.

•W illiam John Tudor ’70

•H enry Carl Heine, Jr. ’65

•H erbert “Hugh” Voelker, father of

• J ason W. Hryn ’85

Joshua Bana Fernandez married Stephanie Merrill on September 22nd at Mountain Branch Golf Club. Julio Fernandez ’12 served as the Best Man.

•V irginia Hubbard, mother of Richard ’70 •C arl Jaworski, Sr., father of Carl, Jr. ’68 • J oan Kidd, mother of David Kidd ’85 and

Sean Mulcahy ’99 •E stelle Langstrom, mother of +Adam

Kyle Hartzell ’03 and John Tornabene ’14 participated in the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships in Netanya, Israel in July 2018. Kyle was a defenseman for the United States team which captured a gold medal by defeating Team Canada in the tournament finals, and John was a defenseman for the Filipino National Team which placed 10th out of 50 teams worldwide.

David ’82, Kevin ’84 and grandfather of Matthew ’04 •A nastasios Rologas, father of Steve ’86

•R obert Buddenbohn, Sr., father of

Class of 2011

Lacrosse Alumni Compete in World Championships

• J oseph Regert, Sr., father of Joseph, Jr. ’80,

Popp ’65 and grandmother of Jeremy Joseph ’96 • J ean Marie Maccubbin, mother of

Brian ’88 and Stephen ’89

Michael ’72, William ’74, Joseph ’77 and John ’80 • L ouis F. Walter, III ’75 •R oland Warner, Sr., father of

Roland, Jr. ’79 •G lenn Williams, father of Glenn ’05 • J ackie Watts, mother of Kevin P. Cadden,

Sr. ’73, Aunt of Duke Mahoney ’75 and Stephen Cadden ’81 •A nna Wolf, mother of Marty ’76

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2018 All-MIAA Selections

Dragisics Earns All-America Honors

Mike Sacha (Volleyball) Kenny Clapp (Soccer) Anthony Dragisics (Soccer) Thunlwyn Garcia (Soccer) Brayden Wise (Soccer)

2018 Young Alumni Day DECEMBER 20, 2018

Congratulations to Anthony Dragisics for being named an All-American by the United Soccer Coaches (USC). He was also selected to participate in the Top Drawer Soccer All-America game held in Winter Park, FL. Dragisics, who will continue his athletic career at Villanova University, led the Friars in scoring this past fall with 17 goals.

Corey Jones-Pentz (Football) Josh Knapp (Football) Kofi Kwaw (Football) Tyler Locklear (Football)

Curley Trio Competes in BTC All-Star Game (L to R) Tyler Locklear, Corey Jones-Pentz, and Paul Lewis helped the North to a 26-23 overtime victory in the Baltimore Touchdown Club’s All-Star game held December 8th. Locklear caught a 10-yard touchdown pass for the winning score.

Did You Know? Senior soccer player Alex Herrero resides in Ibiza, Spain. Alex is with us for his 12th grade year as part of the Amerigo International Student Program. Sophomore quarterback Kofi Kwaw broke the school’s single season passing record this season when he threw for 1,497 yards. Curley has an ice hockey team that competes in the MIAA B Conference. The squad uses Ice World in Abingdon as their home ice. Curley hosted its first ever night soccer game on September 6th versus Mt. St. Joe. Curley varsity basketball coach Darnell Hopkins participated in the NCAA’s March Madness while playing basketball for the Murray State Racers.

Kofi Kwaw

The winter indoor track season marks the 131st “coaching season” for Coach Gene Hoffman ’69 at Curley.

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