Age Quod Agis Magazine - Spring 2017

Jesuit High School • Portland, Oregon • Spring 2017

Age Quod Agis

A Teacher, Despite the Odds // Bonding on the Gridiron // Discover a Positive Impact

Under the watchful eye of the cathedral’s saints and gargoyles, the gypsy Esmeralda (Beverly Skinner ’17) meets Quasimodo (Brandon Gille ’17) in the JHS Drama Program’s premier staging of Disney’s THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Photo by Jeff Hall.

Features 12 A Teacher, Despite the Odds

Claudia Raffaele, Inspiring Role Model, Teacher and Mother

BY KATIE SCOTT, THE CATHOLIC SENTINEL

24 Bonding on the Gridiron

The 2006 Football Team Forged a Tradition of Friendship

BY KATHY BAARTS, ALUMNI DIRECTOR

34 Discover a Positive Impact JHS Students Make a Difference Through Theatre

BY JORDYN MAYER ‘17

Departments

4 President’s Message 6 Campus Corner 16 News of JHS Jesuits 18

Diversity Update

20 Athletics 23 Development News 30 Soul Tending: Adult Spiritual Formation 31 Legacy Club 32 In Memoriam 42 Alumni Profile: Annemarie Lockhart Jones ‘95 44 Alumni Profile: Gerry Parmantier ‘65 46 Class Notes FRONT COVER Trees outside of the Performing Arts Center bloom in a beautiful array of spring flowers. Photo

by Michelle Foley ‘06. Lacrosse player Christopher Burpee ‘17.

Photo by Claude Pelletier. Fr. JK Adams, SJ presides at Mass. Photo

by Dan Falkner. Archita Harathi ‘18 performs a classical Indian dance during Multicultural Week.

Photo by Dan Falkner.

© 2017 Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon This magazine is for and about alumni, parents, and students of Jesuit High School. It is published three times a year by the communications office.

Opinions expressed in specific articles are those of the individual authors. If you would like to author an article, please contact the communications office.

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ADMINISTRATION President Thomas D. Arndorfer Principal Paul J. Hogan Vice President for Development Diane Salzman Superior, Jesuit Community Fr. J.K. Adams, S.J. AGE QUOD AGIS Layout & Design Erika Tuenge ‘94 Copy Editor Dan Falkner, English teacher Contributing Photographers JHS Photography and Yearbook students, Dan Falkner, Erika Tuenge ‘94, Michelle Foley ‘06 Printer Image Pressworks

Jesuit Spirit: School and student leaders revel in receiving the 2016 Oregonian Cup for Excellence in Academics, Activities, Athletics, and Sportsmanship at the JHS-Central Catholic football game in September 2016.

President’s Message What is the most compelling aspect of Jesuit’s mission today?

How might Jesuit’s mission evolve in the years ahead to ensure we continue to educate Men and Women for Others?

How do you expect Ignatian education to evolve over the next two decades?

These are the kind of questions that our community has begun to discern as we launch into a new phase of our strategic planning process, which will allow us to generate a long-term blueprint for the Jesuit community over the next 25 years.

As many of you know, three years ago our Board of Trustees embarked on a multi-year strategic planning process to develop a long-range view of future school priorities.

The first step, which was completed from 2014-2016, was to develop a fiveto-seven year strategic plan for Jesuit.

During this process, literally hundreds of members of our community were consulted about what our most important objectives should be in the near term. This process resulted in the

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Jesuit Strategic Plan which identifies five major strategic goals (focusing on academic, spiritual and co-curricular programs, accessibility and diversity, our role in the community, facilities and infrastructure, and sustainability) and creates specific action plans which include implementation timelines, budgets and metrics for success. Please visit our website at www.jesuitportland.org/FMP for more detailed information about our Jesuit Strategic Plan.

The Board of Trustees has recently approved the next important step in our strategic planning, which is the development of a Facilities Master Plan (FMP), a document that will provide a long-term framework for our school community (focusing on

mission, educational philosophy, infrastructure, etc.) in incremental stages for the next 25 years. This is a critical step to ensure that our Jesuit mission continues to advance in the decades ahead in a deliberate, intentional, and strategic fashion.

We have formed an FMP Committee, consisting of faculty, staff, alumni, parents and board members, which recently selected BORA Architects (www.bora. co) as our strategic partner in this critical initiative.

BORA, which has six decades of experience partnering with high schools and universities across the country, is committed to listening to our community. They are also focused on understanding our mission and Ignatian education, as that is what will inform our needs from a comprehensive campus perspective.

Over these past several months, BORA has been working closely with all of our constituencies (students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff, the Jesuits, and the Board of Trustees) to assist us in articulating what our campus requirements and possibilities are in terms of education initiatives, buildings, safety, the environment, community outreach, spiritual development and co-curricular activities into the foreseeable future. This will culminate in the generation of a Jesuit Master Plan, which will be completed during the summer. We look forward to sharing it with you upon its completion.

This is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to dream about the possibilities for our community in the decades ahead. We are energized by the chance to create a compelling vision for what Jesuit will look like in 25 years and then sequentially work toward that north star in the years ahead.

We thank you in advance for any assistance that you can provide in this important initiative.

As always, we invite any feedback that you may have, so please feel free to contact me (tarndorfer@ jesuitportland.org) if you would like to share any perspectives about this process.

Thanks to all of you for your remarkable assistance in advancing the mission of Jesuit High School. We are deeply grateful for your commitment to this community.

A Prayer in Gratitude

Mock Trial Gold Team in prayer after qualifying for State competition in March 2017.

Marauders Reunite!

A.M.D.G. With gratitude,

President Tom Arndorfer, Provincial Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, Billy Biegler, SJ, and Jason McCreery, nSJ, all alums of Jesuit High School in Sacramento, CA (the Marauders).

Thomas D. Arndorfer President

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Campus Corner Gen-Z Thrives in New Library Space

literature regarding how education enriches library spaces.

The study found that an emphasis on collaboration in a school setting is necessary to prepare students for the globalizing economic and business trends of the 21st century. Thus, the committee determined that technology, balanced with face-to-face interaction, was essential for a Jesuit education to remain relevant and applicable in both college and the work force.

Educational researcher and strategic planner Ian Symmonds is an expert on how instructional spaces empower students to work together as well as with faculty members. He notes that technology allows students to interact in ways unimaginable less than a decade ago, and that students need areas that encourage such collaboration.

“You can’t be successful in today’s global economy if you’re not taking time to be collaborative with people and if you don’t know how to work with each other across cultures, across languages, across differences,” Symmonds said. “What we’re seeing is an effort to embed those skills into the types of students that Jesuit students are aiming to be so that they have those skills when they graduate, when they go onto college, and when they move into the work force.”

BY JACLYN FLOOD ‘17

Students study in the newly transformed Clark Library. Photo by Erin Fitzpatrick-Bjorn.

The Clark Library’s transformation from a quiet study space to an environment conducive to collaboration reflects emerging trends in 21st century education.

When the Future Clark Library Committee convened four years ago under the leadership of Ms. Satterberg and Dr. Wyatt, it was responding to developments already taking place in the classrooms. At the forefront of these changes was the implementation of technology in place of traditional paper and pencil work.

“A lot of the old research texts, reference materials, encyclopedias, and big thick texts of literary analysis were available online,” Principal Hogan said. “We deliberately waited to see how the 1:1 roll-out was going to go before we designed the Clark Library.”

A growing reliance on technology, however, is a trend still not fully understood for all of its social implications.

Generation Z, having been raised in the era of apps and connecting more frequently in 2-D, are reportedly losing certain interpersonal instincts. Fortunately, Dr. Carol Wyatt, Vice Principal of Professional Development and Instructional Technology, gathered research during her doctorate which weighed the positive and negatives impacts of technology on classroom culture.

“On the one side, there’s research saying the use of technology from a young age is making it more difficult for students to connect on a deeper level, to empathize, to read facial expressions,” Wyatt said. “On the other hand, students are now more connected than they’ve ever been to other people...so other types of social skills are enhanced by it. [Technology] is not a wholesale bad or good.”

The library committee also employed the help of a graduate fellow from the University of Portland to analyze

“Not everyone learns with a table and chair. The types of assignments teachers are giving...[involve] more group projects...There are different types of learning now, and we need different types of spaces.”

-Gregory Lum, Library Director

Brophy Prep, a Jesuit high school in Phoenix, AZ, has taken the idea of a collaborative learning space to the next level, forging what they call an “Innovation Center.”

Two years ago, the “Information Center” was filled with bookshelves and a few long tables but no computers. In the revolutionized maker space, individual students, clubs, and entire classes now have access to the latest technologies, as well as advanced labs and studios.

“We have an engineering class...3D printers, a laser cutter, a plasma beam cutter, a CNC router, which is essentially a giant automated factory saw that can be programmed to design computer software however you want,” Brophy Prep senior David Brown said. “It’s basically a place where anyone can build anything that comes to mind.”

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Campus Corner Another impetus behind Jesuit Portland’s reinvented learning environment was the need for flexibility in a library space. One of the library committee’s main goals was to provide a space equipped to cater to different learning styles in harmony with modern instructional styles.

“Not everyone learns with a table and chair,” Library Director Mr. Lum said. “The types of assignments teachers are giving...[involve] more group projects...There are different types of learning now, and we need different types of spaces.”

The committee expects the variety of learning zones in the new library layout to enrich studying for students of all learning styles. Unlike Brophy in Phoenix, which has completely eliminated a designated study area, Jesuit sought a happy medium between ingenuity and simplicity.

While conference rooms and long tables conform to club meetings and small group conferencing, some students find it more efficient to work independently in comfortable chairs or in the booths. “[Last year] I would use the library to print or to finish homework assignments during break or lunch,” Katie Corah ‘17 said. “Now I use it more to study for tests and take notes, like a silent study hall.”

For one day, students and faculty can pay $1, during both lunches, for a bowl of chicken noodle soup and a roll. This is the only food that students eat for lunch, challenging them to experience the feeling of hunger. Photo

by Anna Noteboom ‘18.

they do not know where their next meal is going to come from or if they are even going to receive another meal that day.

About 644,000 Oregonians are food insecure, of those 223,480 are children. These children are being sent to school with little to no food. Thousands of kids in Oregon are living homeless and on food stamps (Oregon Food Bank). It can be hard to know this when we do not witness hunger first hand.

“I think simple meal is a good way for us to get involved and for us to sympathize with those experiencing hunger instead of just talking about it,” Neha Hazra ‘17 said.

The food drive Jesuit holds each year also brings awareness to hunger within the community. Jesuit students may not be aware of the hunger that is right in their own neighborhoods. Events like Simple Meal and the food drive help students become more aware. The food and presents that are collected are given to people close to us.

Hundreds of families benefit from this event each year.

Each family receives two boxes of food, and the families that classes sponsor also receive gifts aimed towards what the family has requested.

“I think it’s a great thing,” Sophia Penaflor ‘17 said.

“People buy food [but often] don’t understand the value of having three good meals a day.”

The food drive gives boxes of foods to families in the Portland area. By encouraging students to go out and get food as well as deliver the food directly to the families, Jesuit teaches students about hunger that they are close to.

Appeared in the October, 2016 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader

Simple Meal Promotes Hunger Awareness

BY REBECCA PFLUGER ‘17

Each December, Jesuit offers a chance for students to experience the hunger of those in our world through an awareness-raising event called Simple Meal.

For one day, students and faculty can pay $1, during both lunches, for a bowl of chicken noodle soup and a roll.

This is the only food that students eat for lunch, challenging them to experience the feeling of hunger. By doing this, they are standing in solidarity with those who are hungry.

The food they receive is the typical amount that someone who is hungry would eat for a meal. This is to represent the half of the world’s population who survives on $2 a day or less.

There are 870 million people across the world who go hungry. This ranges from anywhere in South America, Asia, Europe, and the United States. Each day 20,864 people die from hunger related causes (Bread.org). A simple thing like food can hinder someone’s life.

It also important to recognize the hunger that is happening within Oregon. 1 in every 5 people in Oregon and Clark County, WA are food insecure. This means that

Appeared in the December, 2016 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader.

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Campus Corner Disney Takes the Stage

intimidating, also adds some motivation and excitement, enticing the cast (and myself) to do [our] absolute best.”

“Hunchback” has never set foot on Broadway due to the expansive cast required to perform it. The amount of money Broadway would spend to hire the proper choir would be extraordinary. Because of the immense cost, Disney decided to let high schools try “Hunchback” out. Luckily, Jesuit has very large participation from our talented choir.

“The inclusion of a choir adds a unique element to the production,” junior and choir member Hailey Short said.

“The choir is on stage for most of the show and participates in most songs...the Hunchback score is incredibly complex, and the choir often sings different lyrics or notes than the members of the ensembles.”

The numerous snow days enjoyed by students this year have resulted in many missed rehearsals, setting the drama department behind schedule. This elevated stress levels among the cast, but nevertheless excitement still drives on.

“Ever since the snow days when it got cancelled, we’ve really had to hit the ground running,” junior and “Hunchback” participant Paul Danowski said. “So when we get into rehearsal it’s much more fast-paced.”

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Jesuit has had the honor to receive, and our drama department and choir is working extremely hard to make this show phenomenal.

“I’m really going to make sure that I make every minute of this production count,” senior Beverly Skinner said.

“Hunchback” will be showing February 23 - March 5.

BY SHANNON FERGUSON ‘18

Quasimodo (Brandon Gille ’17) receives his daily lesson from his master, Dom Claude Frollo (Michael Cline ’17) the Archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Photo by Jeff Hall.

Jesuit has been given the opportunity to produce the first high school production ever to be done of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” The show is based off of the Disney film produced in 1996. A fairly new show brings excitement as well as nerves to the many Jesuit students participating in the production of this once-in-a-lifetime show.

“I think it is very exciting to be the first high school to put on this show, but with the excitement also comes pressure,” sophomore Xavier Warner said.

Disney hand-picked Jesuit, along with two other high schools from different part of the United States to produce the first performance of “Hunchback,” setting the bar high for the Jesuit drama department. Jesuit’s production of this show will mold the many high school performances to follow.

“We get to add our own touch to the characters we’re portraying, so I kind of get to pave the pathway for high school students in the future productions of this show,” Warner said.

Disney chose Jesuit because of the very talented and well known Jeff Hall who has earned an extremely soughtafter reputation due the spectacular productions he has directed over the years.

“We have a good relationship with and reputation in the national high school theatre field, and work closely with the companies that license productions, including Music Theatre International,” Director Jeff Hall said.

“The quality of this production will determine whether or not it is worthy of being produced by other schools,” freshman Kenzie Gross said. “This momentous task, though

Appeared in the February, 2017 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader.

Snowpocalypse Incites Digital Learning Days

BY REBECCA PFLUGER ‘17 AND KYLE PHELPS ‘17

Snow buried the Portland-Vancouver area January 10.

Students woke up to a foot of fresh snow, eager to spend their day off building snowmen, sledding, and having snowball fights. However, they were surprised to find an email from Mr. Hogan awaiting them, announcing that it was Jesuit’s first ever Digital Learning Day. A Digital Learning Day requires students to work on schoolwork for 5.5 hours, the approximate amount of time that students spend at school doing classwork. These days do not count as days off from school because each student has an iPad that they can use to work and email teachers with; therefore, the time is counted as contact hours.

This winter has been unusual for the Northwest. So far, Jesuit students have missed nine days of school, and have had several late openings.

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Campus Corner The administration does not take the decision to cancel school lightly. “[The] safety of our students and faculty driving to school [is very important],” Dean of Students Ms. Elaine Forde said. “We monitor the updated forecasts and what decisions other schools in our area have made.”

“This is the most complex [winter] that I remember,” Hogan said. “Not just in my five years as principal, but twenty-three years here.”

On Tuesday, Jan 10, the day before the big storm hit, Dr. Chris Smart told Jesuit teachers to make sure that students had all their study guides and materials to study for finals.

To have a snow day count as a school day, students must be able to have contact with their teachers. While students were not directly face-to-face with their teachers, the one-to-one program means the Digital Learning Days are still considered contact hours. study guides, but crucial face-to-face interaction was missing. This also caused many students to feel unprepared.

In addition, 90 percent of the freshman class, along with retreat leaders, were all gone for the weekend of Jan 20-22 for the Freshman Overnight Retreat. Having finals on Monday, Jan 23, would take away from a prayerful and meaningful experience. The Tech Theatre class was also on a class trip to Disneyland, making it difficult for them to study.

After much deliberation, Hogan decided that it would not be beneficial to cram finals into the following week and take away a week from second semester.

In the end, approximately 250 students chose to take finals, a similar number to ten years ago, the last time that finals were optional.

Digital Learning Days occurred on January 11, 12, 13, and 17. Teachers learned from these days, and discovered what they needed to do differently.

On February 3, the metro area was struck with a shortlived storm, turning backyards into skating rinks. Being more prepared, teachers had pre-assigned assignments or sent out work to keep students busy and learning.

What schools needed to figure out next was how to make up for any days that were lost.

“As a private school, we follow the state guidelines of 990 contact hours, though for seniors it’s 960,” Hogan said.

“We typically exceed that by a fair amount.”

Because of the iPads, each class can be counted as an hour, whether they actually meet for that long or not. If a class does not meet, students are expected to have some sort of work for each class every night. Retreats that happen on school days are also counted towards contact hours.

To make up for the lost school time, a half day will be put in place of the day off for Good Friday, and a day off school will be added for freshmen, sophomores, and

Snow piles in Jesuit’s Cronin parking lot. Photo by Jack Schmidt.

The administration, faculty, and many parents and students believe that it’s better to have students working at home, rather than pushing school out a week in June, when many families will be on vacation.

“I think our Digital Learning Days were effective partly because they came during Rep and Prep,” Hogan said.

“Students have work to do and there is a strong incentive to do it. The last week of the semester is always a hard time academically. Students are focused; they want to do well.”

As the week of snow went on, finals kept getting pushed further and further out into the following week. The stress was felt by both faculty and students. On January 17, Hogan sent out an email to students and parents, informing them that all finals, besides the English exams that had already been taken at home, would be optional.

Many factors went into this decision. For one, students had not fully received the preparation that they needed.

They were able to contact teachers via email and complete

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Campus Corner juniors in June. While school could be extended for most students, it won’t be for seniors. Graduation is reserved at the Chiles Center this year, and the date cannot be moved.

To gauge the impact of the Digital Learning Days, the administration sent out a survey to students, parents, and teachers. The responses helped determine how the days worked, and what could be done to make them even more effective in the future.

Many teachers and parents responded to the survey stating that they felt that the Digital Learning Days were very effective. However, it did catch some people off guard.

To improve for further uses of Digital Learning Days, teachers are going to be trained to further their technology knowledge.

Of the 632 students who took the survey, 410 responded saying that they spent five or more hours studying on the Digital Learning Days. More than half of the students also said that they thought that the administration communicated the instructions for the Digital Learning Days clearly. The responses showed how much more beneficial these days were than just sitting around doing nothing during the days off.

While it was not an ideal situation, the Digital Learning Days proved to be an effective way to make the most out of a tough situation.

Kieran Shields ‘17 and Ava Joseph ‘18 prepare to share about food allocations in refugee camps. Their station was one of seven stations visited by all freshman World History students during Jesuit’s hosting of the refugee simulation experience. Photo by Michelle Foley ‘06.

well as a background. From there, they will go through seven stations: border entry, shelter, food, water, health, education, and advocacy. “[It is an] opportunity for communities to pause and experience, if only vicariously and if only for a few moments, the frustrations, the disappointments, and the hopes that refugees around the world face.” (Jesuit Refugee Services) The main goal of this simulation is to bring awareness of an important topic into Jesuit and to educate students.

With over 60 million refugees in the world, it is important to educate people on it.

“We hope that it will become an annual [activity],” Kuenz said. “By the end, we want all students to have gone through this simulation and become aware of this issue in our world.” Appeared in the March, 2017 Issue of The Jesuit Chronicle.

Appeared in the February, 2017 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader.

Refugee Simulation Spreads Awareness

BY REBECCA PFLUGER ‘17

On March 23 and 24, students from the freshmen World History classes will get the chance to experience what it is like to be a refugee through a simulation called Walk a Mile in my Shoes.

The refugee crisis has become a topic all around the world and Jesuit seeks to teach its students what it is like for those people.

The idea came about when a group of students returned from a trip to the Ignatian Leadership Teach-In in Washington D.C. While at the teach-in, physics teacher Mrs. Jennifer Kuenz and various students attended a seminar put on by the Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS), which provides education and various services to refugees.

In a program called Walk a Mile in my Shoes, a simulation allows people to learn what it is like to be a refugee entering another country.

Students will have the chance to get a brief experience of what refugees go through. As they enter the PAC lobby, students will be given an identification card. This gives them a country in which where they are fleeing from, as

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Two JHS student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to play college athletics in a special signing ceremony on April 12, 2017.

Pictured (l-r): Emily Steele - Lacrosse - University of Hartford and Chloe Jensen - Cross Country and Track - Yale.

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Student Spotlight

Kathryn Decker ‘17 (second from right) celebrates with teammates during the state tournament in November 2015. Photo by Claude Pelletier.

Kathryn Decker ‘17 Earns Oregon Volleyball Player of the Year Honors JHS NEWS RELEASE

In its 32nd year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company named senior Kathryn Decker ‘17 as its 2016-17 Gatorade Oregon Volleyball Player of the Year!

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character, distinguishes Decker as Oregon’s best high school volleyball player. She is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year award to be announced in January.

“I was extremely honored and excited when I received this award,” says Decker. “It is the perfect way to wrap up an amazing high school volleyball experience. This award is extremely special to me because it not only recognizes my athletic achievements, but it also highlights my academic success and my community service.”

The 6-foot-4 senior outside hitter and right-side hitter tallied 396 kills and 381 digs this past season, leading the Crusaders (35-1) to the Class 6A state quarterfinals. Decker also recorded 45 blocks and 36 service aces while posting a kill percentage of .475 and a hitting percentage of .353. A First Team All-State selection and Metro League Player of the Year, she concluded her prep volleyball career with 925 kills.

“Kathryn is a smart and talented player,” says Jesuit’s head coach Teresa Zimmerlee, “As one of our team captains

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this year, she displayed superb leadership ability. She has played a major role in Jesuit’s success.”

Decker has volunteered locally with a homelessness advocacy group and served on a trip to Nicaragua where she helped build a schoolhouse. She has also donated her time as a school ambassador and to the YMCA of Greater Seattle.

As a Gatorade Player of the Year, Decker will be able to select a national or local youth sports organization to receive a grant as part of the Gatorade Play It Forward program.

“What excites me most is deciding how the $1,000 grant that I am awarded should be spent,” says Decker. “I am in the process of researching if it is possible to use this money to buy sporting equipment and send it with a Seeds of Learning trip to Nicaragua to be given to the children in the communities they serve. I did my Christian service project for Jesuit through Seeds of Learning in Nicaragua, so it will be really special if this works out.”

Decker has maintained a weighted 3.91 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Santa Clara this fall.

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Educator Spotlight A Teacher, Despite the Odds

BY KATIE SCOTT AND THE CATHOLIC SENTINEL (APRIL 5, 2017)

“I believe the biggest thing my mom has taken away from her many hardships is the value of being happy, and she has done her best to impart that knowledge to me. Her ability to always find the light in the darkness, however dim it may be, is what makes her an amazing role model, teacher, and mother.”

Jean-Luc Raffaele

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Claudia Raffaele knows the fear of being stopped at gunpoint in Argentina, the bone-tiredness that comes after a nine-hour shift at a Los Angeles factory, and the worry and emotional weight of caring for three children as a single mother.

Yet at Jesuit High School in Portland on a recent afternoon, Raffaele’s past bubbled up the same ways it does every day: in her passion for teaching and an unquenchable desire to learn.

“Claudia has the foundation of any good teacher in that she loves her students, she’s patient and organized,” says Paul Hogan, principal of Jesuit. “But what’s most striking is that she’s constantly growing and hungry to improve herself.

“And you don’t have a lot of people here who fled a military dictatorship,” he adds. “I’m inspired daily thinking where she came from.”

Sit in Señora Raffaele’s Spanish class a few minutes and you’ll see a woman of small stature in constant motion— she’s introducing a new verb one moment, the next she’s weaving between desks answering students’ questions.

Raffaele, almost 60, smiles often in her classroom, and that’s not surprising: She’s living her hard-wrought dream.

Claudia Raffaele poses on her first holy Communion in Argentina. Her childhood was stable, but her country was plagued by political instability, including multiple coups and a military dictatorship.

on studying to be a teacher at a Buenos Aires university.

As a student, however, “you were a target,” says Raffaele.

She had a gun pointed at her several times and was told to drop to the ground.

“The country was in bad shape, there was danger and really no future there,” she says.

So, in 1982 when Raffaele was given the opportunity to come to the United States, she took it.

“You were a target” Raffaele’s parents grew up poor and worked hard for utility companies to give Raffaele and her sister a Catholic education in her native Argentina.

Feisty and driven even as a child, Raffaele can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to teach. While some young girls played house, she played school. “I knew the names of all my students, took roll and gave the imaginary students grades,” she recalls.

Her early memories include the harsh teasing she received for being short; she now stands about 4 feet, 10 inches. But as with many of her challenges, Raffaele discerns their value. “That teasing gave me strength, so I’m grateful for it,” she says.

Most of Raffaele’s childhood was stable, but her country was not. Two years before she was born, Juan Peron, husband to the legendary Eva Duarte de Peron (“Evita”), was sent to exile following one of several military coups. Argentina then entered a long period of military dictatorships with brief intervals of constitutional government.

As Raffaele grew into young adulthood, the political instability escalated.

From 1976 to 1983, the country that gave the world Pope Francis was embroiled in an infamous campaign known as the “dirty war.” Waged by the military against suspected left-wing political opponents, the campaign left an estimated 10,000 to 30,000 people missing or dead.

Many were tortured.

With the dirty war as a backdrop, Raffaele tried to focus

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Starting from scratch The 25-year-old Raffaele arrived in the States with courage, a visa and not much else. “I knew no English,” she says. But she didn’t take a hiatus from her mission to learn.

“I got to California on a Saturday, and on Monday I was attending (language) classes at night.”

Raffaele came to the country with her then-husband; the couple divorced many years ago.

Eventually finding a job in a downtown Los Angeles factory, which she refers to as a sweatshop, Raffaele earned menial pay and worked long hours. She took three busses to arrive at her shift. All day she snipped threads and flipped shirts inside and out. Most workers were undocumented, and after overstaying her visa, Raffaele was too.

Having her first son was a defining moment. “I thought, ‘He’s the only documented person in my life, and I’m going to learn this language for him.”

Raffaele dedicated herself to her studies with even greater zeal. After working all day at the factory, she’d come home and make dinner for her son. Then she’d head to school before returning in time to put baby Eddie to bed. A few years later, her son was joined by a daughter, Karolyn.

There were times she thought about going back to Argentina. “But one night as I put my little guy in the crib,

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Educator Spotlight I realized, ‘I cannot do that to my kids. They are Americans.

We are in this together.’

“I wanted them to have all the opportunities in my mind they deserve,” says Raffaele, who was granted amnesty under President Ronald Reagan’s 1986 sweeping immigration reform bill and went on to become a U.S. citizen.

Raffaele was able to scrimp together enough money to send her children to a Catholic parish school, but the factory work was unpredictable, with frequent firings when contracts were scarce. After one firing, she didn’t see how she could keep her children enrolled. The parish, however, was looking for a Spanish translator to serve parishioners and, due to her improving English, she was offered the job.

“I truly believe no one can succeed without a helping hand, a hand that when you are in a … dark place reaches down and pulls you up into the light,” says Raffaele. “I have many people to thank for all I have received and continue to receive.”

And over the years, she’s done her best to pay it forward.

Lifelong learner

Claudia Raffaele and her children on Jean-Luc’s graduation from Jesuit: Jean-Luc ‘13, ‘Eddie ‘03 and Karolyn ‘05.

Moving to Portland in 1994, Raffaele had another son, Jean-Luc, and slowly built up a background in teaching, working as a teacher’s assistant in the Beaverton School District. Her grit and hard work opened doors, as did the helping hands of Jesuit administrators. Eddie longed to attend the Portland high school, but it didn’t fit into Raffaele’s single-parent budget. Jesuit administrators not only found a way to enroll Eddie, but they also gave Raffaele a summer teaching job —which led to a full-time position.

Determined to send all three children to Jesuit, Raffaele often juggled three jobs, working for a time as a translator and at a Fred Meyer grocery store on weekends.

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Hogan calls the Spanish teacher “a cornerstone of our faculty,” and she’s now spent 17 years at the high school.

Walk into her classroom, though, and there’s nothing routine about her approach. Her energy is contagious, even to a student who is embarrassed he doesn’t know an answer and to his classmate who looks a little droopy after a long day.

When she’s not at the front of a class, she’s a student: Raffaele is at the University of Portland working toward her doctorate in education with a concentration in neuroeducation, studying how people learn based on neuroscience.

If her past has given her tenacity and teaching is her vocation, Raffaele’s impetus and inspiration are her children.

“I know I have had many obstacles to overcome, but God has blessed me with three children who make me proud every day and whose love lets me know I am never alone,” she says. “They are my motivation and the reason for everything I do.”

In 2011, Raffaele earned a master’s degree in education around the time Karolyn earned the same degree and Eddie received a master’s in business administration.

Her children are proud of their mother, the woman who dreamed of becoming a teacher as a little girl in Argentina and then made that a reality in spite of countless hurdles.

“She came to this country with no English and pretty much started from scratch,” says Eddie. “It’s awesome to see where she is now.”

“My mom has been through many struggles in her life, yet, even through those hardships she consistently makes me proud with each barrier she breaks through,” says JeanLuc. “I believe the biggest thing she has taken away from her many hardships is the value of being happy, and she has done her best to impart that knowledge to me. Her ability to always find the light in the darkness, however dim it may be, is what makes her an amazing role model, teacher, and mother.”

Karolyn adds that their mother is quiet about much of her past, but “her actions speak for themselves.”

“She’s been strong in a way a lot of people don’t have to be in their lifetime,” she says. “My mom continues to teach me every day.”

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Sept. 27-30, 2017

It’s always great to catch up with classmates and spouses during the festivities.

Family unites!

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Alumni soccer game moved to summer. Mark your calendars for July 29, 2017!

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Eddie Ngo, SJ, Jason McCreery, nSJ, Billy Biegler, SJ, Larry Gooley, SJ, Scott Santarosa, SJ, JK Adams, SJ, Kevin Clarke, SJ, Larry Robinson, SJ, John Guyol, SJ

MESSAGE FROM FR. JK ADAMS, SJ, SUPERIOR OF THE CANISIUS JESUIT COMMUNITY (JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL)

On a bitter cold and very windy February 1st approximately 40 people came from around Portland to Jesuit High School’s Canisius Chapel. They were all people engaged in the various works sponsored by the Society of Jesus. Several Jesuit High faculty and staff were joined by representatives of the various other works around the Portland area that are sponsored by the Jesuits in Portland, as well as all the local Jesuits.

We had come together at the invitation of Father Scott Santarosa, SJ, provincial of the Oregon Province. Last October the world-wide Society of Jesus assembled for the 36th time in its history. It is called a General Congregation.

The Congregation was summoned in order to receive the resignation of the Superior General, Father Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., and to elect his successor. Once they had completed their primary task, they remained to seek the Lord’s will for the Society in the modern age. Father Santarosa, Father Weiler (provincial of the California Province), and delegates from both provinces were among the 215 Jesuits present. We came on that cold winter night to hear of the experiences, insights and inspirations of that Congregation and to encourage us to put the work of Congregation 36 into action in our works. Fr. Santarosa was joined in

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his presentation by Father Mark Ravizza, S.J., one of the delegates from California. Father Ravizza works and lives at Santa Clara University.

Fr. Santarosa began by describing the opening homily of the head of the Dominican order, Father Bruno Cadoré, O.P. Father Cadore spoke passionately about their duty to call the Society of Jesus to “dare the audacity of the ‘improbable.’’’ That challenging image guided the rest of the work of the General Congregation.

Fathers Santarosa and Rivizza went on to speak of how moving it was to see the humility and simplicity of Father Nicolás as he let go the reins of the global Society of Jesus without pause of restraint.Ever obedient, he did his job well and knew when it was time for someone else to pick up those reins. He spoke movingly about the whole process of then discerning who would be the best to replace Father Nicolás. In sharp contrast to the politically charged events of home going on at the same time, this process was free of any ego, free of any animosity or bitterness, free of anything but the desire to do God’s will. There was nothing but joy that filled the room when it became clear that Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ of Venezuela had been elected the 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus. With the same amount of

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humility with which Fr. Nicolás set down the reins, Fr. Sosa picked them up and began his leadership.

Clearly one of the highlights for all the Jesuits there had been the visit from Pope Francis. While the delegates thought he might come to tell them what they ought to do or what direction they should take as the Congregation continued, the Holy Father came instead to remind them of who they were. They were men of discernment, men who sought the Holy Spirit’s guidance for future direction. And he reminded them to beg daily for consolation for it is from there that they would find direction and peace.

In the end, the Congregation discerned not to produce many documents. There were already plenty from previous congregations that still needed work in implementing. But they did promulgate two short but powerful decrees: Decree 1: Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice and Decree 2: Renewed Governance for a Renewed Mission.

The Congregation felt the Spirit guiding the Society of Jesus (all its members and works) to a renewal of all its members and institutions.

“In a world losing its sense of God, we should seek to be more deeply united with Christ in the mysteries of his life.

Through the Exercises, we acquire the style of Jesus, his feelings, his choices.” (Decree One, #18).

Since the close of General Congregation 36, the provincials have asked every Jesuit and every Jesuit work to reflect on this call to renewal. How will Jesuit High School (its students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni) seek to ever more deeply acquire the style of Jesus, his feelings, his choices?

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!

Father JK Adams, SJ Superior, Canisius Jesuit Community, Jesuit HSF

Four Presidents Reunite at President’s Advisory Luncheon

Four Pillars - On Tuesday, May 2, former JHS presidents John Gladstone, Dick Gedrose ‘61, and Fr. Bill Hayes, SJ, stood together with President Tom Arndorfer at the President’s Advisory Luncheon held on campus.

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Diversity Update

Students enjoy their day visit at University of Oregon last fall. Photo by Melissa Lowery.

Wade Coleman Jr. ‘17 speaks at the 2016 African American Summit. Photo by Melissa Lowery.

A Year of Growth and Solidarity

BY MELISSA LOWERY, DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

I have been the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for over a year now, and what a year it has been! As I continue learning the ropes, creating connections, and building relationships, my position has given me great joy. Jesuit has allowed me to challenge myself, our students, and our faculty and staff through dialogue and socially conscious activities. We have done some amazing things through our program that have sparked critical thinking in our community.

This is one of my favorite times as a Jesuit student. We all have something in common. The fact that we are surrounded by people who have experienced that same feeling of being the only one makes me feel like I have a support system. Being around people who look like me in a place where I don’t always see that makes me appreciate every second of it. The speakers have left something within all of us. That is why we are all here for one another. We must learn to stick together and become somebody.

We have to learn to use our resources and opportunities that are given to each and every one of us.

– Feven Kuri ‘17

African American Summit

Award-winning author Mitchell Jackson of the Residue Years shared his life story of redemption and created critical thinking about race. Photographer and creator of Black Portlanders Intisar Abioto shared her beautiful photographed portraits and performed a dance piece. David Walker, filmmaker and writer for Marvel Comics, spoke about the importance of knowing your history and the challenges of being the Only One In The Room. Bollywood Entertainer creator and DJ Prashant Kakad blessed us with his gift of connection through music and dance.

The Summit brings together students and teachers from local high schools and high schools around the country, providing opportunities to meet new people and hear different perspectives. We connected through fellowship, food, dance and, most importantly, dialogue. It was a great Summit (as shown by the following student reflections)!

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The 2016 African-American Summit was an amazing and unforgettable experience. I learned tons of valuable knowledge that I plan to use and remember for the rest of my life. The speakers were amazing, there was never a dull moment, the speakers really let us in on info that is essential in the time and day we live in right now. My favorite part would have to be dancing with everybody with DJ Prashant. Everybody was laughing and having fun. The speakers also gave us stories of struggle in their life which we can relate to which I know helped tons of people. The African American Summt was much more than I expected; I can’t wait for next time.

– Kaba Haou ‘20

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Matthew Shepard Prayer Service

Inauguration Dialogue

Every year our Unity Club hosts a prayer service for Matthew Shepard where we pray for anyone who has experienced discrimination or violence because of their identity. This year faculty and students filled the chapel as students read from Corinthians, and Mr. Biegler shared a prayer and reflection. Students left us with questions to think about throughout the day. The prayer service included a description of who Matthew Shepard was and what happened to him, as well as student reflections about their own experiences being gay at Jesuit. Many were heartbreaking, while others were hopeful and inspiring. The service ended with the Honduran Prayer for Hope.

After an emotional election season, we, like many other schools, felt the effects. We hosted an open discussion after the inauguration for students and faculty. We had an amazing dialogue about the best ways to go about creating change and making an impact through protesting, writing letters and calling elected officials. By the end of our conversation, we discussed how we as people need to connect and trust each other better.

Brown Bags We have had a great round of Brown Bags this year that covered social justice issues including the history of nonviolent protest. This particular session was very special.

It allowed students to speak openly about their feelings regarding the nationwide conversation about peaceful protests and Colin Kaperneick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem. Students spoke their truths using “I” statements and felt heard and listened too.

We were especially excited to have had our first threepart Brown Bag series in late January. This series was founded on culturally relevant terminology. Day 1 focused on the term Race; Day 2 Racism; and Day 3 Institutional Racism. This successful series was designed to get students to think critically about terminology that is heard and used in conversations around race. The conversations sparked during these Brown Bags solicited diverse thinking, questions and comments.

UO Student Initiative Admissions Visit

In November we took a group of students to the University of Oregon to take part in Connections, a college advocacy program designed for first-generation, ethnically diverse or economically disadvantaged high school students in ninth through twelfth grades. The program provides valuable college prep information. We spent the day with U of O students and faculty talking, sharing and getting detailed insight on the college experience from the perspective of being African American. Students were excited to be on campus for this unique experience.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute

On January 10, students and faculty celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event was sponsored by our Sharing Black Communities Club.

Students watched parts of Dr. King’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech, read sections of Dr. King’s famous “Letter From A Birmingham Jail,” and shared in small discussion about hope and justice. As a sign of solidarity, students were asked to write down their commitment to hope and justice.

The commitments are displayed on the Tree of Reflection in the Diversity Office.

Feedback from the Brown Bag series included: We thought it was surprising to hear that race is fake.

Even though we know it’s not a chromosome, we’d never thought of it that way.

What surprised me was how colorblindness won’t fix racism. But it does not surprise me that the problem of racism is very deep and complicated and needs more than a dictionary to solve.

Creating Spaces to Share and Grow

The importance of acknowledging the various effects our society has on us as an Ignation college prep school and as individuals is a crucial part in preparing our students to be men and women for others. Here are some things we have put in place to support this effort:

I didn’t see the effect this had on our lives even as white people. What can we do to change it?

“Loving” and “Committed to Doing Justice” are two of the five foundations of the Profile of a Jesuit High School Graduate at Graduation. Love is the most certain sign of God’s presence, and is the heart of the Christian vocation.

Justice requires that all be treated justly, and that we seek greater understanding, acceptance, and generosity toward others.

Real Chat Real Chat allows faculty, staff and admin to “check in” with each other on a monthly basis. It provides a space to ask for support in areas of need as well as discuss current events that affect our community. Real Chat is proving to be a great resource for our teachers, staff and administration.

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Athletics

There Is No Tomorrow!

BY MIKE HUGHES ‘79, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

As students in my theology class quickly learn, I like to show movie clips to illustrate the lessons I am teaching. Occasionally, I am teased about my cinematic selections because many of those scenes are from movies released in the 1980s. So I apologize in advance for the following references to the Rocky movies, but as Rocky Balboa states in Rocky IV, “All we can do is just go with what we are.”

There is a profound scene in Rocky III where Rocky Balboa is in a downward spiral of mediocre training.

He is half-hearted, distracted, and lazy in his preparation for his next fight. He lacks the dedication, determination and fortitude it takes to be an excellent athlete. In a dramatic scene his trainer screams at Rocky to be more focused and show more effort. The dejected Rocky says, “Tomorrow,” to which his trainer implores, “There is no tomorrow, there is no tomorrow!”

Working hard and showing excellence in practice is not something you can do on occasion; when you feel like it; when it is convenient. Brilliance is a full-time job. Or, in the wisdom of Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act but a habit.” For most athletes, 95% of our time is spent in preparation and training, and the actual competition time is minimal. Jesuit coaches discourage the misguided concept of being a “gamer”—an athlete who allegedly coasts in practice yet shines at game time. The athlete who shows excellence only during games but not in practice is a myth. As coach Bobby Knight implores, “The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.”

This call to courage and confidence in one’s training is a central focus of the Rocky III movie.

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Rocky and this trainer about his lack of determination is my favorite Rocky scene. Rocky’s wife, Adrian, confronts him about his lack of motivation and preparation. She encourages him that he can do more, and he reveals his fear about losing. What if he puts all the effort in to working hard, training and dedication, and he loses the fight?

In simply honesty, his wife replies, “Then you lose.” But she continues with profound wisdom, “But at least you lose with no excuses, no fear. And I know you can live with that.”

There is much truth in this dialogue. The regrets we have in life are usually not failures of outcome but failures in effort. If we give 100% of our sweat and industry to training and we end up on the losing side of the scoreboard, then we can take great comfort in knowing we did all that we could. Regret does not come from loss.

Regret comes from half-hearted effort.

In Oregon high school playoffs, most teams end up “losers.” Each playoff bracket is 32 teams, and when you think about it, 31 out of the 32 teams end their season with a loss. Does that make only the first place team winners, and the rest should be ashamed? Are the words often attributed to Dale Earnhardt, Sr. accurate, “Second place is the first loser?”

In Jesuit athletics, we try to emphasize the process over the product. The process of daily excellence, dedication, determination, effort, resiliency, fortitude and guts, should take priority over the winloss record. Or put another way, at Jesuit High School, “Winning is our passion, but it is not our purpose.”

The scoreboard and the trophies need to be secondary to character development. Forming men and women of character, competency and courage is our mission, not lifting blue trophies up in the air. Regardless of the final score, Jesuit athletes can be proud if they show the excellence of

habit on a daily basis. And, of course, the paradox is often true that when we focus on teaching fundamentals, poise, effort, integrity, accountability, collaboration, and confidence, the wins usually take care of themselves.

"The regrets we have in life are usually not failures of outcome but failures in effort."

I find it profoundly symbolic that the first movie in the Rocky series that launched a highly popular movie franchise ended in a loss. Many forget that Rocky Balboa does not win his big fight with Apollo Creed in the first movie. But Rocky was a winner in that he had “gone the distance.” He stood toe-to-toe with the champion for 15 rounds and didn’t go down by knock-out. He lost the match, but his

preparation and dedication made him a winner.

Training is hard. Practices can be long, exhausting, and often result in sore muscles and late-night homework sessions. Yet in these hours of training, I see much joy. As Jesuit’s athletic director, I have the privilege of walking around campus each afternoon watching hundreds on Jesuit students display amazing dedication and determination in their daily practices. Perhaps more impressive are the off-season athletes who take daily Power Training class or work out on their own after school to get ready for the sport that may be months away. These athletes are already winners. Despite what the scoreboard may eventually display, they are presently showing the enthusiasm, toughness and drive of a champion. Those who show heart, effort and fortitude on a daily basis are already a success story. And no matter what the final scores says, they should raise their heads high and proudly say, “Yo Adrian, I did it!”

JHS student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to play college athletics on February 1, 2017. Pictured (l-r): Claire Corbitt - Track and Field - Oregon State University; Emma Hinson - Soccer - St. Louis University; Jarred Daul – Football - Brown University; Joel Daul – Football – University of San Diego; Demetrius Douglas – Football - University of Minnesota; Jaxson Kirkland - Football - University of Washington

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Clark Library Dedication

Benefactors and administrators at the Clark Library Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Fr. JK Adams, SJ, Superior - Canisius Jesuit Community; Paul Hogan, JHS Principal; Patti O’Mara, Chair of the JHS Board of Trustees; Mike Clark ’68; Tracey Clark; Larry Brown; John Gladstone; Steve Moore, Executive Director of The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust; and Thomas Arndorfer, JHS President.

BY DIANE SALZMAN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT

study rooms. The art students presented our benefactors with a gift depicting their artwork and an autographed copy of the book, Tattoos on the Heart, by Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ. Fr. J.K. Adams, SJ, Superior, blessed the Clark Library with a poignant prayer and words of gratitude. Our benefactors then gathered for the official ribbon-cutting and photos. As one donor remarked, “The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. My hope is that generations to come will use this space for the greater glory of God, and will go forth planting many trees from which others will benefit.”

On November 1, 2016, Jesuit High School welcomed Clark Library benefactors, Board of Trustees members, Building and Library Committee members, faculty, staff, library volunteers, and the architectural/construction team to the newly remodeled Clark Library for a dedication and blessing ceremony. As JHS student government members greeted and guided our guests to the library, Bhargav Annigeri ’17 provided acoustical guitar entertainment.

President Tom Arndorfer commenced the program by explaining the importance of the renovated learning space and expressing gratitude to the Clark Library benefactors who made this remarkable space a reality. Tom introduced Mike ‘68 and Tracey Clark, Larry Brown, Brian and Catherine Henninger and Steve Moore and Jill Tatum representing the M.J. Murdock Trust and praised them for “their desire to advance the mission of Jesuit High School.”

Carol Wyatt, Vice Principal for Professional Development and Instructional Technology, spoke about the renovation process and the necessity of building a space more adapted to 21st century learning.

Senior class president Bailey Cook ’17 explained the significance of the Clark Library to the student body and introduced a video which showed how our students and faculty utilized the newly configured space, including a large enclosed instructional room with a mounted projector, and five sound-proof conference rooms.

School Librarian Gregory Lum highlighted the many unique features of the space and introduced the five art students who created the wall décor for the sound-proof

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The following students created the art displayed in the library’s study rooms (L-R): Taylor Olson ‘17, Ella Martini ‘17, Reagan Rundle ‘17, Emily Steele ‘17, and Hope Kaminski ‘17.

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Financial Aid Luncheon Luncheon Raises Over $500,000 to Support JHS Students

BY DIANE SALZMAN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT

Your Gift. Our Future.

Thank you to our committee!

Co-Chairs - Anne Myers and Gigi Van Rysselberghe Andrea Arnot Desiree Baldocchi Chris Barhyte Nancy Bolton Leslie Ganz

Karl Glaser Tricia Heffernan Rebecca Martin-Gerhards Kathi McCoy Tammy Wilhoite

The student acapella group “Chordless” performs at the luncheon.

We celebrate Marty and Anne Myers and the Wilma V. Burnett Charitable Fund with the support of Pat and Tricia Heffernan for their most generous Challenge Gifts of $50,000 which helped us surpass $500,000 in funds raised!

On October 17, 2016, Jesuit welcomed over 700 guests to the Oregon Convention Center to witness the broad impact of financial aid in our school community. We owe a debt of gratitude to Khalid Maxie for his outstanding presentation and his willingness to step up at the last minute after we learned that our scheduled keynote speaker, Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ was unable to present.

Thank you to our student speaker Cali Lescas Hernandez ’17, Jennie Cournia Kuenz ’97, and Richard Pfluger ’13 for sharing their personal Jesuit journeys at the event.

We are grateful to everyone who supported this most important fundraiser. Your gifts make it possible to fulfill the promise of tuition assistance to 331 families.

Student speaker Cali Lescas Hernandez ’17

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Keynote speaker Khalid Maxie

BONDING ON THE GRIDIRON The 2006 Jesuit football team forged a tradition of friendship and support

By Kathy Baarts, Alumni Director

Tim Massey, Pat Wagner, Dan Wagner, Michael Lowe, Ken Potter, Owen Marecic, Adam Kleffner, Nick Lewis, and Colin Bergstrom celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their 2006 state football championship at Jesuit’s Homecoming game.

“The 2006 State Championship team was considered one of the best in the history of Oregon football. I know it is the best team I ever had the opportunity to coach. It would have been able to compete with any high school in the country. Talent, chemistry, work ethic and brotherhood stood out that year.”

- Coach Ken Potter

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Throughout the 2006 season, varsity teammates pushed the envelope and strove for greatness—but they never managed to get ahead of themselves. They played strong and steady right into the championship game. During that time, they built a tight-knit football family, and every member of the team got a chance to play in that final game to help earn the championship.

Last semester, as we celebrated the 10year anniversary of the 2006 Jesuit High School football team’s historic win, it became obvious that the team’s closeness off the field paralleled their performance on the field.

“I cherish these friendships and the many lessons that I have learned from this brotherhood,” said Adam Kleffner ’07.

To this day, those players remain close. They gather together yearly, most often initiated by Adam, and they create new memories, as well as reminisce about past adventures. Three of those players—Owen, Zach and Mike—share their stories about their time with the team and what makes Jesuit special to them.

More than 100 students tried out for freshman football in those days. While they were training on the gridiron, they also bonded and created a core group of friends that shared wins, losses and memories throughout their four years at Jesuit. They brought out the best in each other and shared similar ideals.

Owen Marecic ’07 Owen was used to being at different schools, as his family had moved several times. Just before sophomore year, he transferred to Jesuit from Agoura Hills, California. JHS was his first experience at a private school. Though he was anxious, summer camps and gym workouts gave him an opportunity to acclimate and meet his fellow Crusaders. Some of Owen’s first friends included Carey Jones ’07, Keo Camat ’06 and Dave Stecher ’06.

Adam was an early team leader, and many considered him to be the glue that held the team together. He made varsity as a sophomore. Also on the team was a young backup offensive line—Carey Jones ’07, Michael Lamb ’07, and Jesuit newcomers Sean Williams ’07 and Owen Marecic ’07.

These players became the welcoming committee as new players began advancing to varsity, including Mike Remmers ’07, Zach Sanchez-Vitale ’07, Max Brantley ’07, Dan Wagner ’07, Paul Weatheroy ’07 and Jamaine Olsen ’07.

Owen fondly remembers a number of teachers and coaches who made a tremendous impact on his time at Jesuit. He was grateful that Mr. Massey spent so much time helping him during Power Training. Though English assignments didn’t come easy to him, Owen appreciated Mr. Wendt’s fun teaching style. He learned how to add character to his writing, and he still remembers lessons from “The Crucible” and “The Scarlet Letter.” Mr. Benware was another favorite. He required his students to journal daily, which helped free Owen from the thought that “everything has to be perfect.” Mr. Benware’s class also forced him to face his fear of public speaking.

He even tried new things on the football field. In fact, he said the best decision he ever made was in the first two minutes of his first football practice when he was offered a new opportunity. Owen played quarterback in youth football and as a freshman in high school.

But after two minutes at practice, Coach Potter asked, “Why don’t you consider playing fullback?” This became Owen’s position for the next three years.

“Coach Potter was one of the greatest coaches that

Owen and Zach bring in 2009 with a celebration at Mike Remmers’ house.

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“Coach Potter is a great leader, always motivating people to improve. Every day is an opportunity to get better. It is an opportunity to show our dedication, discipline and focus—regardless of the situation—and hold ourselves accountable. And even more than being a coach, he really cared about each player. He created an atmosphere for closeness as a team.” - Owen Marecic ‘07 I’ve played for. I wouldn’t have gone on to play at the next level if it weren’t for him,” Owen said.

“He is a great leader, always motivating people to improve.

Every day is an opportunity to get better. It is an opportunity to show our dedication, discipline and focus—regardless of the situation—and hold ourselves accountable. And even more than being a coach, he really cared about each player. He created an atmosphere for closeness as a team.”

Owen played varsity as a sophomore, and it helped challenge him to become comfortable at that level. He

looked up to many of the upperclassmen and remembers Heath Faulk ’05 and Joe Kemper ’05 in particular. During the 2004 season when they made it to the semifinals, Owen learned the expectations and the amount of work it would take to be successful. He was hungry to win a championship.

The first game of the following season was a loss to Southridge High School. As hard as it was to lose, the loss gave them a reality check. The team had a lot of talent, but they were young.

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good lesson. After that first loss, they went undefeated and met Lincoln High School in the finals.

The game was challenging.

They played from behind the entire time, until Colin Quade ’06 blocked a punt for the Crusader win. Owen said it was the most exciting game he ever played, and it really brought the team together.

Owen’s senior year brought another championship. At this point, the seniors were strong leaders. He said he’d never been on a team with such great work ethic. A core group of seniors worked out together every day and set the pace—motivating and inspiring.

After graduating, Owen attended Stanford University where he majored in Biology and played football all four years. When he started, the football team had just come off a 1-11 season. During his four years as a Cardinal, the team made great strides. In his senior year, they finished 11-1 and attended the Orange Bowl.

Owen loved playing his fellow Crusaders in the Pac 10—Dan at Washington State University; Michael Lamb, Mike Remmers and Keo at Oregon State University; and Tyler Cope ’07, who played at both OSU and San Jose State.

After graduating from Stanford, Owen was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and took another leap of faith. Though playing in the NFL was different than playing in high school and college, Owen was still motivated by his passion for football. He always remembers that defining moment when Coach Potter suggested he play fullback.

Without that insightful change in his play, he believes he would not have had a college or an NFL career in the sport.

zach vitale ’07 Zach came to Jesuit from St. Anthony Catholic School. Zach’s journey at JHS was different than the average athlete, but it really exemplified the spirit of the school.

Zach was a stellar athlete, playing basketball for two years, football for four, and track for two.

He always saw himself playing football in college. However, his path changed when he made the brave choice to audition for the drama production of Beauty and the Beast during his senior year. He always had a knack for entertaining his mom and making her laugh. He was curious to see if he could do the same with a wider audience.

He auditioned for the play during state playoffs for football. While other actors did vocal warm ups in the theater, Zach ran in, a sweaty mess, just in time to try out. He earned a part in the ensemble, which included roles as the baker and a fireplace utensil.

Those habits instilled in him on the high school football field—a strong work ethic, being humble, being accountable—stayed with him throughout his adult life.

Owen is currently at Stanford conducting medical research.

Already published in the field, he conducts research in bone biology and examines the body’s response to skeletal injury. All while preparing for medical school.

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Elaine Kloser remembers that Zach threw himself into the part with gusto. “Zach is our classic example of ‘it’s never too late.’

He always brought everything he had to his work on the stage,” Jeff Hall said.

After the fun and excitement of Beauty and the Beast, Zach tried out for The Laramie Project, a completely different type of production that dealt with serious human drama and important contemporary issues. Zach played the head of a hospital who had the responsibility of telling a mother that her son had died. Elaine said that Zach performed the role beautifully, filled with emotion and grief as he realized the profound responsibility that came with this role.

During the entire time he was exploring his newfound acting skills, Zach was still bringing heat on the football field. He credits their success to the coaches. The players never knew just how good they were.

Instead, week after week, the whiteboard in the practice room was filled with things to improve

the television show Leverage, the movie 21 & Over, and has performed some improv work.

He moved to Los Angeles in 2014 to take the next step in his career. Last summer, Zach worked in Oregon and Idaho on the independent film “Going Dark” showcasing the transformative power of river kayaking and featuring Zach and fellow Crusader Michael Lamb ‘07.

Zach appreciates every moment of his career. Auditions can often be grueling, but he is happy pursuing his dream. Jesuit was a safe place to take a chance on acting, and he’s glad he did. “I measure success in my peace of mind that I’m doing the best I can regardless of the outcome,” Zach said. “I am continually humbled by the opportunity.”

Supporting their favorite Panther player outside of Panther Stadium in September 2015 after the Panthers beat the Saints in week 3 of the season. L-R: Corey Faltyn, Michael Lamb, Adam Kleffner, Lee Remmers, Mike Remmers, and Vic Remmers ’01

upon. They were encouraged to work hard and continuously grow as players and as people.

Coach Randy Heath and Coach Gene Potter were instrumental to Zach’s time on the team.

As his four years at Jesuit were winding down, Zach had choices to make. Would he pursue football, which would help pay for his college education, or would he pursue a degree and possible career in acting? Zach decided to take a chance on acting at Portland State University.

After his freshman year, Zach responded to an ad for open auditions for an independent film.

One of the roles was that of a young football player, and Zach saw this as a perfect opportunity to get his feet wet in an open casting call. He had no headshot, no resume, no demo reel. For his audition, he created a short film instead of a typical audition tape.

The tape earned him a table read in Seattle and a chance to audition with Robin Williams. He was awarded a role in the film World’s Greatest Dad and had the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by the talented actor. The movie premiered in January 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival.

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mike remmers ’07 Though Mike Remmers originally wanted to attend Sunset High School with his junior high friends, he eventually decided to follow in his older brother’s footsteps at Jesuit.

He said it was the best decision he ever made for a number of reasons. Mike met Kelly, his high school sweetheart and his wife. He made close friendships that he still regularly keeps in touch with. And he worked with several coaches and teachers who helped shape the man he is today.

Coach Ken Potter was also Mike’s counselor. He helped Mike grow on and off the field.

Mike remembers the 2006 championship game like it was yesterday. The players took

full advantage of their time on the field, and they scored every time they had the ball. During the playoffs they realized that this would be the last game they ever played together, and they left their hearts on the field.

After graduation, Mike attended Oregon State University, where he continued the family legacy.

Mike’s dad Wally played football and his brother Vic played basketball at OSU. They said orange blood ran through their veins, and it was no different for Mike. He loved his college experience. He majored in New Media Communications, with a minor in Spanish. When he was first accepted, playing football for the Beavers wasn’t in his plans.

However, he was offered a walkon spot, and it was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. He had an unbelievable four years, earning a scholarship and a starting spot on the team.

This has always been the story of Mike Remmers. He started everything he did from the ground up and earned the respect and trust of those that coached him

Mike, Wyatt, Kelly, and the family dog, Stella

by working hard and persisting despite obstacles. His hard work paid off when he was signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos. After being traded to a few different teams and playing on several practices squads, Mike finally ended up with the Carolina Panthers. His first game was against the Minnesota Vikings in -5 degree weather. For the rest of the season, he started each game and made it to the playoffs. And in his second year

Zach, Adam and Mike after Mike Remmers’ and Michael Lamb’s last Civil War game vs. Oregon.

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as a Panther, the team worked their way to Super Bowl 50, where they played the Broncos and lost 24-10. This spring, Mike signed with the Minnesotta Vikings, putting him a little closer to home.

Though football is still an important part of his life, he and his wife Kelly Feest Remmers ‘06 are focusing on another adventure together—parenthood.

They recently welcomed their new baby boy, Wyatt. As Mike starts his new journey with his growing family, he will also continue developing his skills in a career that all started on the field wearing green and gold for Jesuit.

The bond of their friendship was rooted in hard work, discipline and a common love of the game.

Through this experience, their friendship spans the country, supporting one another’s dreams and celebrating new milestones and successes. Friendships often ebb and flow but in the case of this incredible team, they are bonds that will last a lifetime.

Soul Tending Spiritual Outreach to Jesuit’s Adult Community

BY GREG ALLEN, IGNATIAN FORMATION DIRECTOR

If one were to walk through the halls of Jesuit High School in the 1960s or early 1970s, one would have noticed the black cassocks, Roman collars, and overwhelmingly male presence of the Jesuits on campus. The majority of classes were taught by Jesuits, Jesuit Regents, or Jesuit Novices in formation.

The Jesuit nature and charism of the school was not questioned, as these men in black lived Ignatian spirituality every moment of their days. They learned, discussed and prayed in the spiritual tradition of their founder, St. Ignatius. Their presence and work on campus ensured that this rich tradition was passed on to the school community.

Fast-forward forty years or so to our present-day halls at Jesuit and one will notice keenly the stark contrast. Look closely and one can catch the black dress and roman collar of the four Jesuits who teach among our 100+ faculty. The shift from 90% to 4% is dramatic. And Jesuit High School is blessed to have so many. Other high schools have many less Jesuits on their faculty. Times have changed and Jesuit

High School has been active in adjusting to this change to ensure that the spirituality of St. Ignatius is alive and thriving within our community. Over the past forty years, foundational Jesuit educational documents have called on schools to ensure that the richness of Ignatian Spirituality continue to be offered to faculty, staff, board members, parents, and alumni.

In 2011, Jesuit High School created the position of Ignatian Formation Director. Charlie Schreck, a theology teacher, took on the part-time role. I came on board in 2014 and the role has expanded. I have been steeped in the Ignatian spiritual tradition since I came on campus in 1989 to teach theology, and have done all I can to immerse myself in this deep stream of spirituality over my years here. Today, as the Ignatian Formation Director, I have responsibility for providing spiritual enrichment and opportunities in the Jesuit tradition to faculty, staff, board members, parents, past parents, and alumni. I can’t think of a better job.

My term for what I do in this role is “soul-tending.” I provide opportunities for adults of our community to tend to their soul, that deep inner core of who we are where God’s spirit dwells and moves and has its being. I find no better avenue to do this than the rich spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola. As such, I offer a variety of program opportunities for adults of Jesuit’s community to soulfully tap into. Soul Tending is important work for us all to do.

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• Parent Spiritual Book Group – parent meeting once a month to discuss a specific section of a chosen book

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• Pub Theology – six scheduled guest speaker

meetings at a local pub to present and discuss relevant theological topics

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Parent & Alumni Retreat – a weekend in June at St. Benedict’s Lodge in McKenzie Bridge Oregon to reflect, pray and recreate in the beautiful outdoor recreation area of our region Lenten Spiritual Exercises Series – Wednesdays during Lent in the Jesuit High Chapel presented by the SEEL Program Directors of Portland Spiritual Direction - for those interested First Exercises Retreat – a directed retreat during Lent

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The Legacy Club is a group of individuals who have included Jesuit in their estate plans. Their gifts will live in perpetuity with interest from the gifts continually benefitting Jesuit students and Jesuit High School.

The Legacy Club

The Rombach family

Christina Rombach Barry ‘99 and Gary Rombach

A Jesuit Family Tradition

BY MICHELLE LEIS FOLEY ‘06

“Love, faith, respect and family are

Jesuit High School is so much more than a day job for math teacher and coach Gary Rombach. The school’s mission is a way of life. Gary began his teaching career at Jesuit in 1990, and along the way, he’s served as dean of students. He also plays an active role in campus ministry, coaches freshman football, coaches track and field, leads retreats, and much more. But, his commitment to the school is perhaps most evident in his work with Jesuit’s youngest students.

Gary has a special place in his heart for helping freshmen navigate their first year of high school. He enjoys getting to help shape their first experiences and introduce them to the transformative power of Ignatian spirituality, especially on the football field.

“I always tell my freshman, ‘Regardless of what people have told you about the football program, this is what it’s really about: It’s about Age Quod Agis, the Magis, and Cura Personalis. It’s discovering how those mottos apply on the field, and how they apply in life.’”

Gary also helps lead the Freshman Overnight Retreat most years. It’s one of his favorite ways to build community and show young students how to foster relationships in the image of the Holy Spirit.

Beyond just a vocation, Gary has found a second home at Jesuit, and his family acts as the foundation. When they were young, he’d bring his kids to all of the Jesuit events.

He fondly remembers loading his kids into the car to deliver food drive boxes around Christmas and coaching with his kids watching from the sidelines.

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Now, he is the proud father of three Jesuit alumni: Leslie ’04, Phil ’02, and his eldest daughter and colleague Christina Rombach Barry ’99.

“I grew up in this community, and it was always my dream to come back and teach at Jesuit with my dad,” says Christina, who is now in her fourth year of teaching in the theology department. Christina and Gary now go on weekly coffee dates during their prep periods to talk about life and swap teaching stories. “I am so happy to share that special Jesuit connection with my dad.”

So when it came time to making plans for his future, becoming a Jesuit Legacy Club member was a natural choice.

“I believe in what this place does,” Gary says. “That’s why I’ve been here for more than half my adult life. I think this is important.” Gary has included a gift to Jesuit in his estate plans because he hopes to provide the opportunity of an Ignatian education to future generations.

If you would like to help support the mission of Jesuit High School through a planned gift, please contact Diane Salzman, Vice President for Development, at dsalzman@jesuitportland.org or 503-291-5497.

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The Jesuit High School community joins in prayerful remembrance of those who have died. May the family and friends of those who are no longer with us in body be held in our prayers and hearts, and may the departed rest in eternal peace with God.

In Memoriam Jesuit High School Alumni James “Brady” Carlson ’12

Donna Ghiorso

8/21/16

Thomas Haun

’61

11/20/16

Lt. Col. William Lamb

’63

8/4/16

Cecelia May Jameson Mother of Joseph ‘68, Patrick ‘69, Chris ‘75 and Brad ‘79 Jameson

’72

8/3/16

Taylor Martinek

’10

1/14/17

Donald Kessler

8/29/16

Amelie Koenig 8/7/16

Velma Kuzmanich 10/24/16

Thomas J. Lindsay William Marquard, Jr. 7/16/16

7/26/16

Donald McClave Janice McKinnon

8/22/16

Harry Merlo Carol Merriman

12/1/16

Wife of John Merriman ‘64

8/29/16

Paul J. Meyers

6/23/16

Father of Andrew Meyers ‘94

10/13/16

James D. Peterson

12/6/16

Father of David ‘75, William ‘78, and Christopher ‘81 Peterson; Grandfather of Garrett Peterson ‘17

1/3/17

Administrator at JHS 1970 - 1990

Gloria Gettman

10/24/16

Friend of JHS

Mother of Paul ‘77, Patrick ‘79 and Thomas ‘81 Doyle

Br. Patrick Flannigan, S.J.

7/30/16

Grandmother of Ellie ‘13, Lillian ‘15, Mack ‘17 and Joseph ‘19 Niedermeyer

Father of Kelsey Downey ‘14

Mary Doyle

7/4/16

Father of Andrew McClave ‘90

Father of Marty ‘74 and Christopher ‘81 Cronin; Grandfather of Drew ‘04, Tim ‘05 and Michael ‘08 Freeman; Kelly ‘12 and Darby ‘14 Cronin; Caroline ‘12 and Peter ‘14 Haslach; and Burke Wilebski ‘18

Thomas Downey

10/22/16

Grandfather of Scott ‘02, Monica ‘08, Madeleine ‘12, Emma ‘14 and Jack ‘17 Marquard; Katie ‘05, Ryan ‘07 and Colleen ‘11 Heffernan

Mother of Morrie ‘77 and Christopher ‘83 Conway

Ambrose “Bubby” Cronin

10/26/16

Former JHS faculty member

11/2/16

Grandmother of Kevin ‘07, Katherine ‘10 and Daniel ‘12 Chalmers

Laurelie Conway

10/28/16

Mother of Michael ‘69 and Gregory ‘74 Kuzmanich

Grandmother of Nathan ‘06 and Lucas ‘08 Rothenberger

Nancy Chalmers

10/1/16

Mother of Wiliam ‘74 and John ‘74 Koenig

Grandfather of Zach Krahmer ‘09

Felipe Cedillo

7/30/16

Grandfather of Melissa ‘04 and Tim ‘08 Kessler and Maddie ‘10 and Grace ‘11 Culhane

Grandfather of Henry ‘09 and Jacob ‘11 Bishop

John Blanchard

6/24/16

Mother of Steve Kendall ‘72; Grandmother of Mary ‘00, Elizabeth ‘03, Michael ‘05 and Laura ‘07 Kendall

Grandmother of Maddie ‘12, Monica ‘14 and Molly ‘17 Regan

Broughton Bishop

11/4/16

Adele Kendall

Friends, Family, Faculty & Staff of JHS Isabel Becker

10/25/16

Father of Mark Haun ‘81

Craig Casey Ronald Marconi

8/30/16

Mother of Katie Ghiorso ‘13

Patrick Polich

11/23/16

Grandfather of Katie Corrigan Berglund ‘03, Molly ‘04 and Michael ‘06 Corrigan

Grandmother of Timothy ‘14 and Samuel ‘15 Brunson

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In Memoriam Bunny Potter

10/24/16

Mother of Ken and Gene Potter; Grandmother of Kyle ‘02, Heath ‘05 and Julie ‘05 Faulk and Allison ‘09, Amanda ‘11 and MacGregor ‘16 Potter

Patricia B. Reding

Teri Stroschein BELOVED TEACHER AND FRIEND

Ms. Teri Stroschein, a former math teacher at Jesuit, passed away this fall. She was deeply loved by many and had a profound impact on our community. Some of her friends, co-workers, and students reflected on Teri:

9/3/16

Mother of Paul ‘75 Reding; Grandmother of Paul D. ‘01, Amy ‘03, Peter C. ‘05 and Amber ‘07 Reding

Elinor Ries

1/25/17

Grandmother of Gabriel ‘99, Sean ‘01 and Trevor ‘05 Currie

Eileen Rosholt

8/7/16

Grandmother of Christopher Satterwhite ‘09

Susan Sanger

8/2/16

Mother of Tom ‘89 and Kevin ‘92 Sanger; Grandmother of Maria Sanger ‘20

Emilia Schluntz

1/31/17

Grandmother of Christopher ‘08 and Katharine Elorriaga ‘09

Marion Scrivens

9/21/16

Grandmother of Brian ‘04 and Emily ‘08 Scrivens

Teri Stroschein

10/31/16

Beloved teacher and friend to JHS

Ann Trausch

8/21/16

Mother of Mary Catherine ‘14 and John ‘19 Trausch

Richard J. Unger

11/26/16

Father of David Unger ‘92

Sue Van Vechten

8/15/16

Grandmother of John ‘05 and Andy ‘06 Maletis

Ruth Weiby

1/27/17

Grandmother of Meaghan ‘07, Emily ‘09 and Mariah ‘13 Carlson

Virginia Wentworth

7/11/16

Mother of Gregory ‘66 (D), Scott ‘71 and Robert ‘73 Wentworth; Grandmother of Avery ‘07 and Austin ‘10 Zuck

This is the deceased list as we know it from June, 2016 through January 31, 2017. Relationships listed are Jesuit ties only within the deceased’s immediate family. We apologize for any omission and ask that you please notify Kathy Baarts at (503) 291-5414 or e-mail kbaarts@jesuitportland.org.

“I met Teri 17 years ago when I first started working at Jesuit. Little by little we became very good friends. Right before my son started 5th grade, my dad was very sick in Argentina and I needed to see him but I didn’t have money for all of us to go and I didn’t have anybody to care for my son. My son was so familiar with Teri that she offered to take care of him for a week.

So my son stayed with Teri for a week while I was in Argentina with my dad. That shows how caring and giving Teri was.”

- Sra. Claudia Raffaele “Teri did our book sales return when we used to have hard back books so students would be able to sell them back. She managed and wrote the programming for the database and she never asked to be paid or compensated for it. She did it so that families could get the money back without having too much trouble.

Teri helped every student, whether they were in her class or somebody else’s class. She was always tutoring students before school, during lunch, after school... She was really excited about helping the students who struggled the most; that was her passion.”

- Dr. Carol Wyatt “My brother had Ms. Stroschein for one of his math classes, and she was always his favorite teacher. He told me about how she lent him a calculator, one of those fancy TI-89s, and he lost it. She was really nice about it, even though she was probably pretty salty, because she loves all her students. Three years later he found it in a couch and he came back to her and brought her the calculator. Whenever my mom would talk to Ms. Stroschein, Ms. Stroschein would always say that she would never forget Nick’s face when he came in and brought her back the calculator after three years.”

- Tristan Parker ‘17 “When Teri knew that she was going to die, she was pretty aware last spring right around when Ruby died...she and I got together a couple of times over the summer and we talked about what she would do when she would see Ruby. She said, ‘I want Ruby to teach me how to ski, I’m going to be able to see her and I’ve never gone skiing and I want Ruby to teach me.’ So when I think of her I smile because I think of the two of them [skiing].”

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DISCOVER A POSITIVE IMPACT by jordyn mayer ’17 A unique summer camp envisioned by two high school students brings together the arts and children in foster care.

create. perform. inspire.

Create. Perform. Inspire. These words capture the essence of Discover Theatre, a summer theater camp designed to serve children in the foster care system in the greater Portland area. The theater camp ran during the first week of August at Holy Cross School in North Portland and introduced 20 elementary school-age children to the joys of theater.

Jesuit students Jordyn Mayer ’17, Maria Parker ’17, Josh DeKlotz ’17, Niko Jacobson ’17, and Alaina Wilson ’17 joined forces with students from Wilson High School, Saint Mary’s Academy, and Tigard High School to serve the children at camp and to help turn a dream into reality.

Discover Theatre grew from a dream that my friend and I had to create a positive difference in Portland. Gracie Jacobson ’17 of Wilson High School and I grew up together within a strong community. From an early age, we had learned that a supportive community can do a lot of good. Gracie has a passion for musical theater, and I enjoy working behind the scenes with costume, so we decided to start Discover Theatre together as a way for children in foster care to experience the performing and visual arts. Our goal was to provide an environment where children could come together, become part of a community, and learn about singing, dancing, acting, and set and costume design.

overlooked. While writing a research paper during my junior year, I learned that children in foster care do not often receive opportunities specifically for them. They are forced to grow up fast as they move from home to home, and many of them do not have the same opportunities as other children.

Opening up a world of creativity can go so far beyond just the stage. These children are the future. They are worth our very best efforts. - Gracie, camp co-founder Offering these children a camp in the performing arts seemed like a unique opportunity to create a positive experience and opportunity. Above all, we wanted to provide a safe and fun community atmosphere where children in foster care could pursue their interests in the visual and performing arts. We wanted to be advocates for these children and help them recognize everything they can achieve. When we first spoke with a foster care representative, we were surprised to learn that she had never heard of a camp like the one we were proposing. At that point, we knew we were creating something truly unique and necessary for kids in Portland.

Josh DeKlotz ’17 leads a warm-up game with the campers.

Gracie and I both understand the power that theater has to transform a person’s self-esteem and confidence.

I hoped experiencing a week of theater camp would positively impact the children who attended. For me, being a part of the theater department at Jesuit has been like being a part of a family; there can be a lot of risk in theater, and this environment creates a reliance on everyone involved. Theater provides a unique community, and I wanted to create a space for children to feel valued for their gifts and supported.

Gracie and I are both interested in promoting the arts because they have shaped us into the people we are today. Gracie captured the essence of our motivation for the summer camp: “The arts are so often put on the back burner. Many children never really get a chance to experience them, especially if they come from disadvantaged situations.

Theater is a fantastic way to promote selfawareness and self-discovery. Opening up a world of creativity can go so far beyond just the stage. These children are the future.

They are worth our very best efforts.”

Making Discover Theatre a reality was a significant commitment. Throughout my junior year at Jesuit, Gracie and I met weekly, talked daily, and networked extensively to bring the camp to life. When we started, we had no idea how complicated the project would be.

We learned that creating a nonprofit theater camp was more than just choosing music and choreographing dances. Finding a location, securing insurance, raising

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“The strong community at Jesuit and the mission we embrace to be ‘men and women for others’ helped provide me with the inspiration and confidence to make this camp a reality.”

- Jordyn ’17, camp co-founder money, building a website, writing grants, opening a bank account, and getting background checks for and training our volunteers was daunting. Throughout the course of bringing this camp to life, we faced setbacks that were frustrating and, at times, defeating, but our community of friends readily supported us.

While I was excited to teach children about theater and selfconfidence, I learned many lessons along the way as well.

I developed a wide array of professional skills, such as fundraising, managing a budget, marketing, networking, creating a website, and many legal aspects of working with children and opening a business.

I also learned how to best communicate with my business partner, which was not always easy. We each had different visions for parts of our camp, and we would disagree. But we learned how to discuss our frustrations. Not only did this teach me to mature in my interactions with people, but it also fundamentally strengthened our friendship. Additionally, as I spent a year meeting with professionals, giving interviews, and drafting emails to CEOs, members at foster care organizations and theater companies, I learned that age is just a number, and how I conducted myself and expressed my passion was more important.

I wanted to make a change in my community, and I also wanted to prove that young people could accomplish anything if they are willing to work hard and persevere.

Just as our camp was almost up and running, we ran into our toughest challenge yet— signing up enough campers.

We marketed through many organizations and methods, but still struggled. We were adamant about limiting camp attendance to only children in foster care because that had always been our goal. However, to increase the number of campers, we opened the program to families from the local north Portland community. This turned out to be one of the best things to happen to our camp. It was

incredible watching the campers work together and become friends despite their different backgrounds. Throughout the camp experience, the children set insecurities and differences aside. They were able to join together, collaborate and trust each other. It was clear that this was intimidating for many of them, but as they built strong friendships, they learned how to support and rely on each other. Being able to watch their process and transformation was remarkable and made every struggle over the past year more than worth it.

The actual week of camp was an incredible experience for us all. I expected to see a change in the campers, but I was shocked by how quickly and dramatically it

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Niko Jacobson ’17, Gracie Jacobson ’17 (Wilson HS), and Alaina Wilson ’17 teach the campers a dance for the showcase.

happened. Being able to perform with and learn from high school student volunteers, as well as other children, changed their perspectives of themselves.

Campers who barely talked the first day were leaders the next day. I had family members and foster parents tell me that their children would practice all evening and be excited to return the following day.

One of my favorite experiences at camp was teaching one of the older kids to try his hand at painting sets. He enjoyed acting and performing, but he was resolute that he “hated painting and did not do art.” I asked to him to try it for five minutes before moving on to another activity.

After five minutes passed, he did not want to stop painting and continued for the next hour. He had become fast friends with one of the children painting the set, and they informed me that they were going to be set designers together one day. When the day was over, he could not wait to

introduce his foster mom to his artistic creation and his new friend.

Another favorite memory was the enthusiastic greeting one young camper received when she arrived late. As she entered the room, the leaders and kids were in the middle of a game.

They all stopped and cheered for her, welcoming her to camp for the day. She was clearly so pleased that it made me wonder whether she had ever been celebrated in this way before. At Jesuit, we celebrate one another, cheer each other on, and rely on our friendships to help anchor our lives. This gift is a part of our experience every day, and it was great that we could share this with her.

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at the camp. Maria Parker said, “Discover Theatre’s impact on the kids attending is undeniable.

By the end of the week I witnessed a ‘cool guy’ realize his genuine talent and embrace it. I saw two girls use their endless creativity to interpret their characters in unique ways.

I was constantly rewarded by smiles and laughter.”

The strong community at Jesuit and the mission we embrace to be “men and women for others” helped provide me with the inspiration and confidence to make this camp a reality. Without the support of my friends from Jesuit who volunteered their time to sing and dance, act and create, teach and lead, Discover Theatre would not have been possible. We are all looking forward to hosting another week of camp this June.

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1. Thank you to Erik Spoelstra ’88, head coach of the Miami HEAT, for taking the time every year to meet with our alumni before the Blazers game (pictured with Alumni Director Kathy Baarts).

2. The combined 2009/2010 team defeated 2008 in the championship game of the Crusader Crunch.

3. Alums gathered at the Metropolitan Grill in Seattle for our annual alumni event.

4. Thanks to our alumnae for representing the women’s game in the Crusader Crunch. L-R: Jen Beyrle ‘07, Erika Naggi Tuenge ‘94, Julianne Brands ‘08, Erin McDonnell ‘07, Jenna Dixon ‘09, Claire Stach ‘11, Bri Dixon ‘12, and Taylor Towne Chalmers ‘07.

5. It was a beautiful day to gather for Mass at Santa Clara and brunch with our alumni in the San Jose area.

6. The Saturday after Thanksgiving, 90 people (alums and significant others) enjoyed the Class of 2006’s 10-year reunion at Kell’s Irish Restaurant & Pub downtown. They also remembered the classmates they’ve lost - Michael Bauer, Ryan Lloyd, and Sam Wasson. Savings from the event were donated to the JHS Sam Wasson Endowment for Drama. Thanks to Michelle (Leis) Foley, Amber (Mitchell) Wisdom, Keaton VanBeveren, Garrett McAleese, Chelsea McLennan-West, Sara (Meyer) Donell, and Lisa Bunn Durham for their help in organizing and running the event.

7. Thank you to our wonderful presenters for Career Day! We are so grateful to you for sharing your stories with our juniors.

8. African-American Alumni/Student Luncheon was a great day to celebrate our seniors and to hear stories from our alumni.

9. It is always nice to welcome our alumni home for 10 Thanksgiving Mass!

10. Thank you to the Schwab family for underwriting the San Francisco alumni experience on the America’s Cup Sail.

FOOD DRIVE 2017 IF YOU BOX IT, THEY WILL COME

BY PAUL HOGAN, PRINCIPAL

to Safeway, purchased more food, and delivered it to the right address. That is what we call being women for others.

Amazingly enough, all 380 families on the students’ list received food in time for the alumni food drive to move into the Gedrose Center on Thursday afternoon. The ice, however, had not cleared. A forklift needed to move pallets of food was stranded, as were perishables like oranges, chickens, bread, and potatoes. The JHS alumni aimed to feed 1750 families, with 2000 boxes that needed to be filled and delivered by hundreds of volunteers. Eventually, the perishables arrived, and the call went out again.

On Friday, December 16, heroes again poured onto campus. At the end of that Friday, Alumni Director Kathy Baarts said, “Today was a day of so many miracles. All the food finally got here—and so many people showed up! I was worried we would not get to our families. After the past three days, I have faith that this community will again show up tomorrow and get the job done!”

Wednesday, December 15 will go down in the annals of Jesuit High as the start of a series of Christmas miracles. That day, as Portland’s roads shut down in glaze-covered gridlock, a few dozen JHS students and staff stuck around school, boxing mountains of canned food in the Gedrose Center, under the direction of Christian Service maestros Scott Powers and Andrea Casey.

And so they did. Starting at 7:30 am on Saturday, fueled by pancakes and coffee, the Jesuit community convened for a fourth straight day, despite the still snow-covered streets. Four-wheel drive vehicles lined up at the flagpole, filled up with food, and headed out to bring sustenance and hope to thousands of our hungry brothers and sisters.

By 9:20 pm Wednesday, the last of the students had found refuge for the night, and a few of us decided to sleep at school so we could get back to packing early Thursday morning. There was still a LOT of work to do!

On Sunday, we rested.

Thursday, December 16 brought the first of the miracles. With schools closed in the flash-frozen metro area, we were not sure if we could finish all the boxing, nor if any drivers would show up to deliver food. At 8 am, in walked Molly ’17, Olivia ’20 and mom Michele Porter. They were the first of a wave of students, parents, and alums who responded throughout day to our call for sorters and drivers.

FOOD DRIVE FACTS • The Alumni Food Drive has been serving families and shelters in the greater Portland area for more than 30 years.

• # of families served during both the Alumni and Student Food Drives: 2,130 • Agencies served: St. Vincent de Paul, Beaverton School District, Franklin High School, St. Andrew Nativity School, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, St. Matthew Catholic Church

When seniors Cami Parham, Kylie Rice, Claire Corbitt, and Hannah Malin left to deliver food Thursday at noon, they headed to Apartment 1 in Building 1 at a Gresham address. When she saw their brimming boxes, the elderly resident fought back tears and said, “You answered my prayers.

Bless you, girls!”

Before heading home, the girls double-checked the address. It turns out that they were supposed to deliver to Apartment 1 in Building 2! So they headed •

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Alumni Profile:

A Spirit to Serve

By Kathy Baarts, Alumni Director

Annemarie (Lockhart) Jones the choice to transfer. It was a ’95 was born into a family with closer drive from her home, and a tremendous work ethic. Her group of her friends all decided to parents owned several Ramada transfer together. It was a perfect Inns, Best Westerns and change for Annemarie. She credits Executive Inns in Texas, Idaho, Jesuit’s Christian Service program The Phelps family donated iPads to Greg’s (pictured in front) hospital rehabilation unit after his recovery.

Oregon and Washington. From a for shaping who she is today. young age, both Annemarie and Annemarie took full advantage of her sister were expected to work. the program and chose to participate in many different types of service.

“If you wanted to be a part of the She served in a soup kitchen and family business, you had to start volunteered for the Portland Plunge, at the bottom and know how to spending the weekend downtown do every job,” she said. Nothing with the homeless. She also worked was ever handed to her. Her jobs at a former youth counseling growing up included a maid’s organization called Youth Ranch. assistant position, a restaurant At Youth Ranch, she participated in busser, and an assistant to the counseling sessions with kids who gardener at the golf course. had been convicted for robbery Looking back, Annemarie said, or sexual abuse. Over the course “We are a working family and the of several months, she listened to same work ethic will be passed their stories, attended their follow up on to our sons, Fletcher and counseling sessions, and watched Jackson. It’s important that they them rebuild their lives. learn to respect money before they go to college, as well as the One of her favorite teachers at importance of giving back to their Jesuit was chemistry instructor Tom communities.”

Lindsay, who recently passed away.

“He understood and related to us in Annemarie attended St. Mary’s such a great way. He motivated us,” Academy for her first two years Annemarie said. Tom remained a of high school. When Jesuit friend over the years and attended went coed in 1993, she made her and her friends’ weddings. Often •

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times, she wishes that there was a Jesuit High School in Las Vegas, her family’s current place of residence, for her children to experience.

After high school, Annemarie attended University of Arizona and graduated in 1999 with a communications major and marketing minor. She then spent a year in Sun Valley working at a golf course with several Jesuit alums who had remained close friends over the years. During this time, she was dating her now-husband, Fletcher Jones, long distance. In 2001, she moved to Newport Beach to be closer to Fletcher, who was, at the time, a car salesman. He is now the CEO of Fletcher Jones Automotive Group which manages 18 dealerships from Chicago to Hawaii. They married soon after at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Portland and in 2002, they moved to Chicago for two years and then to Hawaii to open dealerships. Their two sons were born in Hawaii.

While in the islands, Annemarie became involved with a number of charitable committees. She initially asked to volunteer at a few places and soon became known for her organizational skills. Friends started to seek her out to join various committees.

Her spirit to serve and her thirst to immerse herself in her community was a perfect match.

Annemarie was asked to join the Honolulu Zoo Board to bring back their annual fundraiser.

She sat on this board until she moved to Las Vegas.

In addition, Annemarie worked with Political Action Community and Hawaii’s Children First, who

an organization that provides job training and 1,700 jobs for special needs adults with IQs of 70 or less. One-third of their clients are adults who were disabled after birth due to accidents or head injuries.

Annemarie is currently working on their $134 million housing campaign, $90 million of which has already been raised.

Annemarie (Lockhart) Jones ’95 with her husband, Fletcher, and their two sons.

helped to eliminate Furlough Fridays by allowing the government to assign School Board Positions. Annemarie was passionate about education and worked on this committee as well.

When the family moved to Las Vegas, Annemarie continued to be very involved in her community. She was a part of the Las Vegas Public Education Foundation Board. She also helped the Discovery Children’s Museum with their $54 million campaign, raising the last $7 million for capital additions and an endowment to sustain their growth. The nationally renowned museum includes hands-on exhibits; exhibition galleries in science, arts and culture; early childhood learning; a “green village” focused on environmental conservation; the House Calls Outreach program;

and Youthworks, a program that mentors low-income by providing job skills, career counseling and employment within the museum.

Annemarie is also a part of several other groups, including the Nevada Women’s Philanthropy that provides thousands of dollars in grants each year; the Greater Good Council, which focuses on sustainability; and One Drop, an organization that supplies safe drinking water for communities in need. At One Drop, Annemarie served as community leader and raised $6.7 million in one evening with a Cirque du Soleil fundraising event.

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Perhaps one of the projects that means most to her is her work on the Toro University Board, which focuses on early autism intervention and works with boutique doctors to provide families access to autismspecific healthcare. Annemarie has a cousin and brother-inlaw with autism, and is proud to help other families in the same situation. And, because that isn’t enough, she also runs the Corporate Giving Program in Las Vegas for Fletcher Automotive Group.

Annemarie loves what she does and chooses her committees based on her passions and organizations with great purpose. “I feel blessed to be surrounded by a circle of very generous people,” says Annemarie. “It’s like ohana, or family, where everyone helps each other.” She especially loves the relationships she’s made with fellow committee members and with the people they are helping. She said a simple hug from a client at Opportunity Village puts everything into perspective. The rewards of giving back continue to motivate her to help make the world a better place.

Gerry Parmantier ’65 surrounded by Dr. Lara Shamieh’s Honors Biology class.

Bonds of Connection

By Kathy Baarts, Alumni Director

When Gerry Parmantier ‘65 came back to Jesuit for his 50th class reunion in September 2015, he discovered a school that looked much different from the one he attended in 1963. Back in his day, tuition was $250 a year, the school was all-boys, and there was only one lay teacher—all others were priests or scholastics.

Gerry, who moved to Vancouver, Washington from the Bay Area with his family the summer before his junior year, enjoyed his time as a student at Jesuit, making friends easily. He remembers taking part in the drama production “Stalag 17,” a play about Americans in a prisoners

of war camp in Germany during World War II. Part of Gerry’s 50-year class celebration included classroom visits and campus tours. He decided to visit an American History class and an Honors Biology class. In class, Biology teacher Dr. Lara Shamieh asked Gerry to talk a little bit about himself. Gerry told the class about his career as a nurse and the important role that faith plays in his life. Gerry and the class formed an instant connection.

He told a story about an elderly Vietnamese home health patient who claimed that Gerry and his colleagues were doing too much for him and that it was not deserved. Gerry, after a few visits, pointed to the large crucifix in the patient’s home and said, “He thinks you’re worthy, and so do I.” It was a beautiful model of the intersection of faith and science.

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As a thank you to the class, Gerry sent the students a Mass Card. “This small gesture opened up a lot of dialoge for our Honors Biology students about the spirit and intention with which we celebrate Mass,” says Dr. Shamieh. The class was touched

by Gerry’s kindness.

In April 2016, Grandparents Day was celebrated at Jesuit. Several students in the class were missing their grandparents that day so they sent Gerry a card addressed “to their adopted bio grandpa” and invited him come back to class. During his visit, he spoke about Pope John Paul’s letter on the dignity of women. Gerry felt blessed to be able to share this message with the students.

“Part of why we have the 50-year reunion during the school year is for our students to connect with those who have come before them,” says Kathy Baarts, Jesuit’s

Alumni Director. “It is important that we celebrate and welcome our alumni home. The connection between our students and Gerry is an example of the kindness, mentoring and modeling that can occur in these relationships.”

After graduating from Jesuit, Gerry entered St. Edward’s Seminary. He soon realized that it was not the path for him and returned home. He got a parttime job at the local railroad yard and enrolled at Clark College.

Gerry and his wife, Mary, met during high school at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Vancouver.

After graduating from Clark College, Mary went to Texas with VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America and worked in a migrant labor camp teaching English.

Gerry, after receiving his draft letter in 1967, enlisted in the Army and attended medical corpsman school at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio which qualified him to take the LPN exam.

Gerry and Mary were married on April 26, 1968 in San Antonio.

Four short months later, Gerry left for Chu Lai, Vietnam to work at a small hospital and aid station assisting with minor injuries.

By then, Gerry and Mary had two young boys. When Gerry graduated from Gonzaga, the family returned to Vancouver where Gerry enrolled in the RN program at Clark College while working part time as an LPN at St. Joseph Community Hospital.

Gerry graduated from Clark College in 1975 and was hired as a full time RN at St Joseph’s Community Hospital. They were blessed with the first of two daughters.

In 1977, Gerry began working at Evergreen High School as a Vocational Nursing Instructor, teaching basic nursing skills in the classroom lab and supervising clinical experience at a local nursing home. When the Skills Center (now Cascadia Tech Academy) opened in 1983, the Nursing Assistant Class was moved there. In 1986, the program closed and Gerry started working at Providence in the Respiratory ward. In 1990, Gerry entered the first RN to BSN class at Washington State University in Vancouver. He worked every

weekend and took classes and clinicals in community health two days a week for two years. After obtaining his BSN in 1992, Gerry worked as a home health nurse for Providence Portland until retiring in 2013.

Gerry volunteers for Right to Life, Knights of Columbus Culture of Life Committee and 40 Days for Life. He helped start the parish Gabriel Project which pairs parish moms with moms having challenging pregnancies.

Gerry has had of life of service to others. He is passionate about his service, his faith, and his family. He will celebrate his 70th birthday in July and his 49th wedding anniversary in April. The couple’s four children are married and they are blessed with 13 grandchildren.

My life has been filled with ups and downs,” says Gerry. “But it is important to stick it out knowing it will be better. And the secret to 49 years of marriage is the grace of God and a good wife.”

Upon his return to the United States, Gerry and Mary were stationed at Ft. Dix in New Jersey where Gerry passed his LPN exams and began work at Walton Army Hospital.

In 1970, he was honorably discharged from active duty.

The couple moved to Spokane where Gerry attended Gonzaga University, earning his BA in history and working part-time as an LPN at Sacred Heart Hospital.

Gerry Parmantier ’65, wife Mary, and their newest grandsons.

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Class Notes

1964

Michael Scott was elected Mayor of the small Oregon coastal town of Manzanita. Mike and his wife, Phyllis, have been retired and lived in Manzanita for the past twelve years.

They have three grown sons and three grandchildren.

1975

In August 2016, Ken Giesbers retired after 37+ years as a software engineer at the Boeing Company. He and his wife live in Burien, WA.

1995

of Emirates, China, Italy. Steve is currently in Muscat, Oman. While teaching in Italy he married Siobhan McKenny Willock. Last November the couple was blessed with their first child, Rory John Willock.

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Evan McGibbon joined the US Army after graduating from the University of San Francisco in 1971 and served his last eight years in Washington, DC supporting the Joint Chiefs of Staff on US Delegations negotiating European security issues.

He retired in 1992 and joined the US State Department’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance where he worked for 17 years coordinating US humanitarian assistance provided to displaced populations in conflict countries - in particiular: the Balkans (Bosnia and Kosovo) and Africa (Somalia; The Democratic Republic, Congo; Ethiopia; Niger and Darfur).

In 2013, Evan married his partner of 25 years, Gene Schrecengost, in Palm Springs, CA in a ceremony attended by lifelong friends and colleagues from across the US. He and Gene reside outside Durham, NC on a 20-acre horse farm where they care for rescue horses. He plans to make it West for his 50th reunion and hopes that he can find a game of “Bullet” to recoup some of the money lost over the course of his time at Jesuit! After 50 years, his fellow classmates are never far from his thoughts. There is always room on the farm for anyone passing through NC.

Mark Fretta married Hana Bloomberg on September 24, 2016 at the St. Ignatius Church in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

MAJ Jason M. Marshall took command of the 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery on Sept. 10, 2016 and will be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His assignment is as an Active Duty Oregon Army National Guard officer and his headquarters is in Forest Grove, Oregon. The unit consists of 603 Soldiers in the north Willamette Valley. He and his family—wife Julia, and children Liam, Lincoln and Lydia—make their home in Silverton, Oregon. Jason is a career Field Artilleryman with 20 years of military service.

Steve Willock is in his 13th year of teaching since graduating from Portland State University. After having taught in Oregon, he spent the past six years teaching abroad in such countries as The United Arab

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Nora (Totonchy) Sheils and her husband, Tyler, welcomed their son, Dylan August, on December 4. Dylan joins big brother, Gavin (age four).

Nora owns Portland and Seattle-based event planning firm, Bridal Bliss, and Tyler is a commercial real estate broker for JLL.

Ian Machan and his wife, Mary, welcomed daughter Eloise Marie, on November 17, 2016. Eloise weighed 6 lbs 7 oz and was 19 3/4 inches long.

She joins big brothers, Owen (6) and Emmett (4), who are very excited to have a baby sister. The family resides in Portland where Ian is a civil engineer and Mary teaches first grade.

2002

Jimmy Owens and his wife, Laura, reside in Indianapolis, IN, and are expecting their third child in April

Class Notes 2017. Big sisters Lucy (3 years old) and Mary (17 months) are excited to meet their new brother or sister.

2003

Jesse Lee completed his undergraduate studies at University of Oregon and will graduate from Western Health Sciences University Medical School. He was recently selected for the OHSU Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

2005

Libby Obsahl Hatfield completed her undergraduate studies at University of Oregon and will graduate from Western Health Sciences University Medical School. She was recently selected for the OHSU Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

Kaitlin O’Donnell graduated from Boston College in spring of 2016 and is currently working as a paralegal at the New York County District Attorney’s Office. She is planning on attending law school in the future.

During her four years at Boston College, she was able to sing with the BC choir at Fenway Park, in Rome at the Vatican, and most recently as a solo artist, singing the national anthem at a Boston College hockey game.

2014

Lisa Bunn Durham and Josh Durham welcomed baby Lucia Rose on Christmas Eve 2016. They will call her Lucy and hope to send her to Jesuit one day.

Sarah Craven is currently a junior at Santa Clara University with a Biology Major and Spanish Studies & Public Health Minors. In April, she was inducted to the Santa Clara chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, the national honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities.

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Justin Echevarria was recently granted the opportunity to join Umpqua Bank as an associate. The transition into this occupation has been an experience of personal growth and acquisition of perspective.

Exploring this new world has been quite an adventure and he has gained much knowledge in the process. Justin knows that no matter where life takes him, he will always have a home with the Jesuit High School community.

Jake Hughes and his wife, Suzanne, welcomed their first child, Lucas David Hughes, on March 29.

Lucas weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce and was 20 inches in length. The Hughes family is excited and blessed to welcome their miracle into the world

2012

Jack Levis, a freshman and screenacting major at Chapman, landed the lead role in the first student musical staged by the College of Performing Arts at Chapman’s new Musco Center for the Arts, “The Who’s Tommy,” in February.

“He’s really a remarkable talent.

He has it all, triple threat – can sing, dance and act,” says John Benitz, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Theatre at Chapman.

Kelly Colwell was married on June 10, 2016, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Sheryl Johnson. They spent the summer on a driving and camping trip across all ten provinces of Canada en route to Berkeley, California, where they are both starting PhD programs at the Graduate Theological Union

2006

Kelly Donovan Hall welcomed Donovan John Hall on Jan 6, 2017

Kathryn Craven completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Creighton University in 2016 and is a Registered Nurse in the area of Neurosurgery/Neurovascular Telemetry at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.

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Alumni Weekend ‘16 - Congratulations to the Class of 1966 Celebrating 50 Years!

It was a wonderful 50-year celebration of the class of 1966 this past fall during Alumni Weekend. Weekend festivities included an all-alumni gathering at Urban Studio, the Alumni Golf Classic, a gathering at McMennamins, the 50-year Green and Gold Luncheon, Crusader Tailgate and halftime presentation, and Mass. Thank you to the Class of 1966 and all of our other alumni for sharing your journeys and for the foundation that you set for our students today!