Sempre Avanti–Always Forward
2014-15 Faculty/Staff
Community Guide *for internal use only*
Our Mission Justin-Siena is a Catholic high school in the Lasallian tradition called to provide educational excellence in a loving, Christ-centered community that prepares students to serve and to lead in an ever-changing world. about Our School Seal In addition to identifying our physical location and the year of our founding, our seal contains the history of our school. The Justin-Siena High School seal embodies the icons of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael (who co-sponsored the school through the 2005-06 academic year) and the De La Salle Christian Brothers. The original black and white cross, or Fleury, has been associated with Dominicans since the 13th century and indicates a spiritual ideal in spreading the Gospel of Christ by preaching and teaching. The five-pointed star signifies the sign of faith, which guides all Christian Brothers and Lasallian partners in their vocation of Christian education. The shield containing these two icons symbolizes the Dominican shield which first appeared in the early 15th century when the Order of Preachers began using the shield as a coat-of-arms for identification. Finally, Sempre Avanti heralds the legacy of the Brothers, and more specifically, Justin High School. Meaning always forward, these words appeared on the original school seal of Justin High School representing a commitment always to look forward and to uphold a high standard for preparing students to serve and to lead in an ever-changing world.
August 5, 2014 Dear Faculty and Staff, It is with great pleasure and anticipation that we welcome you to a new school year. We do so with the knowledge that in order to greet one another, it helps to see a face with the name. Please enjoy this Community Guide and use it as a tool as you prepare to greet one another. In the spirit of our Lasallian tradition, we walk with one another on this journey of touching the hearts and minds of the students entrusted to our care. We must always remember we never do this work alone, as it takes the entire community. And, as St. Paul reminds us, each individual is given unique gifts and talents but is of the same body. We look forward to seeing the wonderful surprises in store for our community in the months ahead.
Robert T. Jordan President & CEO
David Holquin Interim Principal
a catholic high school in the lasallian tradition 4026 Maher Street, Napa, CA 94558 | 707.255.0950 | www.justin-siena.org
Welcome
meet Your Team = joining us for the 2014-15 academic year
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Ms. Sandra Alvarez Guidance Counselor salvarez@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 633
Mrs. Aggie Bailey Director of Residential Life; Instructor of Religious Studies abailey@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 611
Mr. James Bailey Director of Theatre Arts; Instructor of V&P Arts jbailey@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 659
Mr. Bob Bailey Vice Principal for Strategic Initiatives; Residential Faculty rbailey@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 665
Mrs. Marisa Bartalotti Guidance Director mbartalotti@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 622
Mr. Kevin Belton Gasser Center Associate kbelton@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 613
Mr. Christopher Berghout Instructor of Religious Studies cberghout@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 594
Mr. Andy Bettencourt ‘02 Summer Program Coordinator abettencourt@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 645
Mrs. Annick Bouldt Instructor of World Languages; International Students abouldt@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 551
Mr. Michael Brady Instructor of Science mbrady@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 660
Mr. Robert Brown Custodian rbrown@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 649
Ms. Megan Cadigan Instructor of Mathematics mcadigan@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 618
Mr. Garry Carpenter Instructor of Mathematics gcarpenter@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 519
Mr. Brian Cassayre ‘98 Director of Facilities bcassayre@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 680
Mr. Jeffrey Chappell Instructor of Science jchappell@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 639
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Ms. Emily Ciabattari Instructor of English eciabattari@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 593
Ms. Georgine Clarke Instructor of Religious Studies gclarke@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 663
Ms. Lisa Clark-Schmeling ‘84 Instructor of Dance lclarkschmeling@ justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 572
Mr. Derald Cook Bus Driver dcook@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950
Mr. Stan Cordero Dir. of Lasallian Student Life scordero@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 609
Mr. Rich Cotruvo Instructor of PE and Social Studies; Head Football Coach rcotruvo@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 640
Mr. Jim Day ‘72 Instructor of Social Studies jday@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 512
Mr. Vito Di Giulio Instructor of World Languages vdigiulio@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 575
Mr. Michael Douglass Instructor of English mdouglass@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 662
Mr. Jon Dyer Instructor of Social Studies jdyer@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 565
Mrs. Natasha Engering-Ward Instructor of World Languages nengering@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 505
Mr. Gregory Evans Instructor of Mathematics gevans@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 527
Mrs. Michele Farver Student Support Program Coordinator mfarver@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 634
Mr. Dennis Fechter Bus Driver dfechter@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950
Mr. Chris Fidler ‘02 Instructor of Engineering and Science cfidler@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 547
Ms. Andrea Flores Director of College Counseling aflores@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 610
Mrs. Karen Foster Gasser Center Associate kfoster@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 684
Ms. Alma Gallegos Director of LEAP; Instructor of World Languages agallegos@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 526
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Mr. Tim Garcia Director of Transportation tgarcia@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 629
Ms. Berenice Garvan Instructor of World Languages bgarvan@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 587
Ms. Caroline Gerlomes ‘79 Exec Asst to the President cgerlomes@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 644
Mr. Harry Giusti ‘75 Bus Driver hguisti@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950
Mr. Rafael Gonzalez Custodian rgonzalez@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 682
Mrs. Carolina Gonzalez Associate Director of Advancement & Alumni cgonzalez@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 628
Ms. Pam Gresh Instructor of Mathematics pgresh@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 616
Ms. Amanda Guerrero Instructor of Mathematics aguerrero@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 603
Mr. Adolfo Guevara Dean of Students aguevara@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 524
Mr. Joey Gullikson Gasser Center Associate; Instructor of PE and Ed Skills/Health jgullikson@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 671
Ms. Maria Guzman Custodian mguzman@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 548
Mr. Gerald Hallahan Bus Driver ghallahan@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 576
Ms. Heidi Harrison Vice Principal of Curriculum and Instruction hharrison@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 602
Ms. Mary Pat Hepp Instructor of Science mhepp@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 638
Mrs. Letty Herrera Receptionist; Admissions Asst lherrera@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 637
Mr. Alex Hesser Instructor of Social Studies ahesser@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 617
Mr. Noel Hesser Accreditation Support; Instructor of Math; Yearbook nhesser@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 605
Mr. Andy Hodges Instructor of Religious Studies; Director of Adult Formation ahodges@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 521
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Ms. Jamie Hodgkin Instructor of English and Social Studies jhodgkin@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 688
Mr. David Holquin Interim Principal dholquin@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 641
Mrs. Leanne Iund Finance Associate liund@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 689
Ms. Monica Jacobson Instructor of Visual Art mjacobson@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 559
Mr. Robert Jordan President & CEO Instructor of English rjordan@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 675
Mrs. Laura Kelley-Weakley Instructor of English lkelleyweakley@ justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 525
Mrs. Kim Kostin-Borders College Counselor kkostinborders@ justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 664
Mr. Rick Landry Instructor of Science rlandry@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 590
Mr. Brandon LaRocco ‘98 Instructor of Mathematics blarocco@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 588
Ms. Xiaozhen Li Instructor of World Languages xli@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 549
Ms. Janet Llana Instructor of World Languages jllana@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 527
Ms. Yaoska Lorente-Garcia Instructor of World Languages ylorentegarcia@ justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 657
Ms. Mary Marsella Instructor of Religious Studies mmarsella@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 579
Mr. Thom McDermott Instructor of English tmcdermott@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 612
Ms. Sarah Merkel, MA, ATC Athletic Trainer; Instructor of Sports Medicine smerkel@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 624
Ms. Eileen Mize Director of Communications emize@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 669
Mr. Jaime Moreno Custodian 707.255.0950
Mrs. Sarah Neidhoefer Dir of Lasallian Student Life sneidhoefer@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 591
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Mr. George Nessman Director of Athletics gnessman@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 655
Mrs. Fiorella O’Neill Special Events Manager foneill@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 620
Ms. Cynthia Paniagua ‘75 Attendance Officer cpaniagua@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 677
Mr. Louis Pierotti ‘72 Instructor of English; Religious Studies; VP Arts lpierotti@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 636
Mr. Simon Rebullida Tech Integration; Instructor of Religious Studies srebullida@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 650
Mr. Matthew Schmitz ‘01 Guidance Counselor; Residential Faculty mschmitz@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 561
Mrs. Tasha Schmitz Residential Faculty tschmitz@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950
Ms. Lauren Seva Instructor of V&P Arts; Choir Director lseva@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext.529
Ms. Eileen Simmons Accounting Manager esimmons@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 608
Ms. Jill Sinclair ‘99 Guidance Counselor; Instructor of Ed Skills/Health jsinclair@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 623
Mrs. Debbie Skillings Assistant to Student Life dskillings@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 642
Ms. Kathy Sparlin Bus Driver ksparlin@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950
Mr. Jacob Spears Instructor of English jspears@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 568
Mr. David Sugar Instructor of Science dsugar@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 553
Mrs. Patty Sugar Admin Asst to the Principal psugar@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 661
Mr. Eric Sweigert ‘08 Instructor of Social Studies esweigert@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 571
Mr. Graham Terry ‘03 Instructor of Music gterry@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 631
Mrs. Alicia Valdivia Director of Admissions avaldivia@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 621
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Mr. John Van Hofwegen Director of Finance jvanhofwegen@ justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 604
Mrs. Silvia Villalobos Assistant for Academic Services svillalobos@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 676
Mrs. Tiffany Wing Database Coordinator twing@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 646
Mrs. Allyson Wood Instructor of Religious Studies; Ed Skills/Health awood@justin-siena.org 707.255.0950 ext. 652
Mr. James Wagner Bus Driver 707.255.0950 ext. 522
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A Catholic High School in the Lasallian Tradition
Inspiring Faith, Scholarship, & Bravery
Brother Justin McMahon, FSC Pioneer in Catholic Education & First Visitor of the District of San Francisco Namesake of Justin-Siena
History
Justin-Siena High School was founded nearly fifty years ago when a need for a Catholic college preparatory education arose in the Napa Valley. In 1966, Justin High School for boys (sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers) and Siena High School for girls (sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael) were founded. In 1972, the schools merged and became co-educational under the name of Justin-Siena High School. The De La Salle Christian Brothers became the sole sponsor of Justin-Siena in June 2006. With such a rich heritage, Justin-Siena bears a distinction of educational excellence that ensures the school is always moving forward as our motto suggests—Sempre Avanti. We take pride in our current students and graduates who continue to serve and lead in their communities.
St. Catherine of siena 14th Century Dominican Saint Doctor of the Church Namesake of Justin-Siena
De La Salle Christian Brothers
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (also known as the De La Salle Christian Brothers) is a Roman Catholic teaching order founded in France in 1680 by John Baptist de La Salle, a Catholic priest. Originally serving the purpose of educating the young, with a particular concern to those of modest or limited means, the De La Salle Christian Brothers currently sponsor approximately 1,000 institutions more than 80 countries around the world. The Founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle, is regarded today as the patron saint of all teachers. It is from this rich legacy lasting more than 330 years that we celebrate our Lasallian traditions everyday, throughout our campus, and in all that we do.
Lasallian Core Principles
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concern for the poor and social justice
faith in the presence of god
respect for all persons
quality education
inclusive community
Inspiring . . .
Faith:
At Justin-Siena, we invite students to explore their relationship with God. Essential to our school’s Catholic identity is a respect for the many religious traditions in our world. We propose the Catholic faith, but do not impose it, because faith is a gift freely offered and freely received.
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Scholarship:
As a college preparatory school, our curriculum is designed for students to be competitive for college placement, while becoming young men and women inspired to put their faith into action, to apply their knowledge for the benefit of others, and to embrace their bravery within.
Bravery:
Vibrant co-curricular programs enhance student life by engaging young people in unique activities including spiritual development, service, athletics, and the arts while developing and exercising personal leadership skills and being of service to the greater community.
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