Summer 2013 Lancer Magazine by La Salle College Preparatory

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GET YOUR TASTEBUDS READY! The much-anticipated return of the

is coming! A food, beer and wine tasting event not to be missed!

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014 6:30PM - 9:00PM LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL If you are interested in participating as a food or beverage vendor, donor, sponsor or volunteer please contact the Alumni Office at 626.696.4362 or alumni@lasallehs.org. All proceeds benefit the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund for students in need.

5 Lancer Magazine is published three times a year by the Office of Institutional Advancement at La Salle High School of Pasadena, Inc. for alumni, parents and friends.

Inquiries and/or correspondence should be directed to: John C. Blackstock ’67 Director of Communications La Salle High School 3880 East Sierra Madre Boulevard Pasadena, California 91107-1996 626.696.4316 jblackstock@lasallehs.org All pages are displayed on the La Salle website. www.lasallehs.org OFFICERS & ADMINISTRATIONS Board of Trustees: Peter J. Godfrey, Esq., P’07, ’08 (Chair) Sister Marilyn Binder, CSJ James Canny, ’65 Tom Caulfield, P ’03 Tamara Flowers Erica Hahn, P ’00

Board of Regents: Dennis Jebbia, Esq. (Chair) Mr. Doug Campbell John DeMarco, Esq., P’12 Mrs. Carol Duffey, P’10,’12 Mr. Raymond Ealy, P’13 Mr. James Evans, P’12 Peter Godfrey, Esq., P’07,’08 Mr. Peter S. Griffith, P’00,’03 Scott Hancock, Esq., P’11, ’11,’11 Brett Hardy, P’16 Mr. David Lam, P’08,’09 Mr. Richard Lamont, P’12 Mr. Joe Lumarda, P’14 Mr. Edward Malicdem ’88, P’16

Mr. Brent Schoenbaum, P’16 Mr. David Skibinski Mr. Craig Sloane, P’09,’11 Mr. Michael W. Stoddard, P’07,’10,’12,’15 Mrs. Lisa Urbina, P’09,’10,’16 Ms. Yolanda Valadez, P’08 Mrs. Julie Williams, P’04 Ms. Serena Flowers Williams, P’04,’06 Walt Williams, P’04 Joseph Zanetta, Esq., P’13

Alumni Board: Jeff Weigand ’67, P’02, ’05, ’08 (Chair) Susan Ehring ’97 Angie Gilliam ’02 Tony Messineo ’80 Stacie Torres Nyborg ’99 Steve Peterson ’85

Robert Kohorst, ’71, P ’03, ’07 Ray Pearl, Jr. ’99 Robert Nuccio ’71 Ryan Resurreccion Barry Schweiger, ’60 Brother Kevin Slate, FSC Dr. Vera Vignes

Alex Plumb ’06 Robin Quintanilla ’03 Thomas Stafford ’99 Christopher Stellar ’05 Mike Sullivan ’70, P’08,’13 Jesse Toribio ’93, P’15 Phil Velasco ’07

Administration: Richard Gray, Ph.D., President Brother Christopher Brady, FSC, Principal Robert Packard, Chief Financial Officer Jon Keates, Director of Institutional Advancement Patrick Bonacci, AFSC, Vice President for Mission John Ring, Associate Principal for Student Services Brandon Birr ’03, Dean of Students Editor: John C. Blackstock ’67 Director of Communications Publication and Production: KGB Studios, Los Angeles Editorial Contributors: Kristen Schultz ’98 Jade Rogers ’01 Vicki Paluch P’13 Arthur Richards

FEATURES The Class of 2013.............................................................................5 One Hundred and Seventy-Six Lancers Graduate Pole Vault Record Broken, Twice!.....................................................14 Three Female Pole Vaulters Have Record Breaking Day It’s Career Day at La Salle...............................................................22. Sophomores Benefit from Alumni Advice “An Evening With Groucho”.............................................................30. Alum, Frank Ferrante’s Performance Caps Regents Campaign for the Arts Juniors Receive Fellowship and Scholarships ....................................34 Robinson Fellowship and Alcorn and Thomas Scholars Revealed Alumni National Month of Service....................................................38. La Salle Alums Give Back Around the Country

DEPARTMENTS La Salle Matters...............................................................................2 Principal Ideas.................................................................................4

Photo Credits: Cover: John Blackstock ’67 Inside back cover: Bain Photography Pages: 5, Robin Smith, Bain Photography. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 bottom, 18, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42 top, 45 top, John Blackstock ’67. 14, Chris Ring ’03. 17, Patty Thompson P’12, ’14. 21, Brian Miller ’79. 23. 40, 41, 42 bottom, Kristen Schultz ’98. 24, 25 Courtesy of Phil Coombes ’75. 28, Samantha Hardy ’16.

Alumni Profile................................................................................18 Tom Anthony ’67

On the Cover: Kelly Sanchez delivers the Welcome Address at La Salle’s 54th Commencement Exercises.

Faculty Update...............................................................................36

Making a Difference........................................................................24 Phil Coombes ’75 Amazing Lancers............................................................................26 Staying Connected .........................................................................43 SUMMER 2013

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ne World Trade Center is almost complete. Current projections indicate that the building will be ready for occupancy in the Spring of 2014. Slightly more than half of its three million square feet of office space has already been leased, with the magazine publishing giant, Condé Nast, accounting for 1.2 million square feet of occupancy. The building will support 104 stories (the original, 1973 Twin Towers supported 110 stories) and top out at a symbolic 1,776 vertical feet. I remember when the original Twin Towers opened for business in 1973. I was a freshman at Fordham University, in the Bronx, where, on a clear day, you could see the World Trade Center from the roof of Keating Hall, the tallest building (at that time) on the campus. I also remember the mix of excitement and criticism the Twin Towers generated. At the time, they were the tallest buildings in the world (and would continue to hold the distinction of being the tallest buildings in New York - New Yorkers never cared about what was going on in Chicago - until their destruction in 2011). And while their architectural and engineering advances inspired universal admiration (there wasn’t a single interior column - excepting elevator shafts - anywhere in their slightly more than 40,000 square feet per story floor plan), New Yorkers dismissed the Towers’ nod to the brutal modernism of Le Corbusier as “boxy” and uninspiring. Over time, we grew used to the Twin Towers and, while they never generated the same kind of warm appreciation New Yorkers had for the Empire State Building as an iconic example of the New York skyline, they nevertheless became part of the City’s taken-for-granted landscape as generators of tourists’ interest (and dollars). That is, of course, until September 11, 2001. In the ninety minutes it took both towers to collapse in on themselves, creating a mountain of debris and a new moniker (“Ground Zero”), they were transformed into beloved icons of New Yorkers resident within the city limits and among its Diaspora (I am a member of the latter category). As a New York expat, I am particularly amenable to this revisionist characterization of the World Trade Center because of three poignant connections I have to the Twin Towers. The first connection took place on February 25, 1993, the day before the first terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center. At just about the time the bomb-laden van exploded in the underground parking structure on February 26th (the next day), I was passing through the World Trade Center as I transferred from a New Jersey PATH train to a NYC bound “A” Subway train. When I awoke the day of the bombing to learn that “timing is everything,” I realized that - like it or not - the Twin Towers loomed large in my personal corner of the world. The next two connections are irrevocably linked to the 9/11 tragedy. Two of my former students - one a stock broker working in the North Tower the other an FDNY firefighter - lost their lives in the collapse of the towers. The third connection to the tragedy is my brother who still works in the Office of Management and Budget at New York City Hall - a mere three blocks from Ground Zero - and who I could not get in touch with until late in the evening (PST) on 9/11.

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So, it should not be surprising that 9/11 is a moment in time for me that is as familiar as my own birthday. Like most current and former New Yorkers, the anticipation of 9/11 is a complicated matter. New Yorkers view themselves as invincible. 9/11 puts the lie to that conceit. Yet, the almost magical appearance at Ground Zero of twin beams of bluish light piercing the stratosphere on the evening of 9/11 for each of the last 12 years inspires a certain respect for the hand of God that is hard to explain to anyone not of New York. I have only seen the twin beams of light in pictures. The New Yorker in me yearns to return on this awful anniversary to the City that formed me in order to share in the lights’ symbolic message that we can never know what will happen next, other than to trust in a God who knows what the endgame looks like and who gently invites us to trust in this ethereal vision. Not an easy proposition for New Yorkers - even expats - to embrace. I am writing this column on 9/11/2013, so forgive me for these New York-centric ruminations. However, I think they have merit as one flips through this issue of Lancer Magazine. This is our annual issue in which we celebrate the accomplishments of our recently launched alums of the Class of 2013. The one cliché that is always true for them (and for every high school graduate) is that they have the whole world in front of them. At 18 they see themselves as invincible as the most cynical New Yorker of any age. They will learn, over time, as we all have, that invincibility is as fragile as the morning fog. We can neither alert them to this reality nor cushion their hard landing when they refuse to accept its inevitability. What we can do - and what 9/11 teaches us - is that, in the face of inexplicable - and unpredictable - life shattering events we must turn to a higher power - for Lasallians, that is God - who will assure us that we must not put “our trust in princes,” but in a Lord whose comfort is unconditional and available the moment we ask for it.

Dr. Richard Gray President

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

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his past semester exam concluded on June 5. I remember saying good-bye to the underclassmen knowing that I would see them in eleven weeks. Out the doors they walked and away they went. Finally, I now was now going to get some quality extended time to finish those projects and tasks that had been waiting for my undivided attention. I wouldn’t be interrupted because the campus was going to quiet down. While the campus DID quiet down (a bit), I then remembered that I was about to attend a gathering of 81 Christian Brothers at Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center in Sierra Madre for a week long series of meetings and discussions. Oh, how exciting! In the end, it actually was a most productive and a very worthwhile experience. Let me explain. The assembly of Brothers was another step in a major restructuring process of two geographical Districts of De La Salle Christian Brothers in the United States. Let me give you some background. The San Francisco District currently encompasses four states (Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona) along with Tijuana, Mexico. Within the four states there are fourteen Lasallian works – twelve being secondary schools. The New Orleans-Santa Fe District of the De La Salle Christian Brothers currently encompasses four states (Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana). Within these four states are seven educational works – six being secondary schools. For the past seven years all of these schools have been cooperating by sharing their best practices and programs. Additionally, the Lasallian Student Leaders summer experience and the Lasallian Youth Assembly have been offered to students from both Districts. On the ministry level, the intentional collaboration of the two Districts has been mutually beneficial. In fact, it has worked very well. With the educational collaboration being a success, the Brothers of the two Districts have decided to take the next step in their working relationship and will officially, on July 1, 2014, christen a new District named – The San Francisco New Orleans District. The rationale for this new entity is grounded in the “vocations” issue. Neither District has the vocations it once did. In 1970 when I entered the Brothers in this District, there were 214 men. Today there are 81. The New Orleans-Santa Fe District currently has 57 vowed religious. The average age of men in both Districts is 60 plus years. While we are blessed with gifted and talented individuals, we are not yet able to slow down the ever-present effects of aging. Unfortunately, we are no longer able to replace the Brothers who leave the order or die. In the simplest of terms, our declining numbers are responsible for our reshaping our Districts. Other Districts from around our country and, in fact, around the world have already responded by reshaping their “territorial” borders to meet the reality. The time has arrived for us to do the same! Redrawing our territorial lines is not the beginning of the end – rather just a different way of doing business. The Brothers of both Districts have been very clear and unambiguous about what we are doing and why. We are not merely “reshuffling the deck” and waiting for our demise. We believe that by using our resources in a more effective way, we will stimulate and revitalize the Brothers and the work they do. Additionally and most importantly, this restructuring will not diminish our commitment to our Mission which is, “to provide a human and Christian education to the young, who are entrusted to our care, especially to the poor and marginalized.” This new creation, The San Francisco-New Orleans District is neither an acquisition nor merger but rather a NEW District that gleams the best from both. It was important for both Districts to see and know that it was time to let go of what has been holding us back and to envision what we would like to become. This is all being made possible because the Brothers see and know that the delivery of our Mission to our students and families is occurring now – better than ever. We are serving more young people today than ever before. This is occurring because of our dedicated and talented lay partners – men and women who work with us each day in the classrooms, offices, counseling centers, libraries, on the fields, courts and in the pools. While the Brothers may not be as strong in numbers as we once were – the integration and delivery of our Mission with those who willingly choose to embrace it – it is of the highest caliber. All of the Brothers know that our partners-in-education are vital to our success as we move forward. God bless all of them! When next July 1arrives, it will not only be the beginning of a new month, but it will also be the dawning of a New District for the Brothers. I invite you to pray for the success of this new venture, vocations to the Brothers and for the continued strength to carry out our Mission to those families entrusted to our care.

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176 Lancers Graduate at

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Senior Presentation in the Duffy Lewis Gymnasium on Thursday, May 23rd.

a Salle High School graduated 176 seniors at its 54th Commencement on Friday evening, May 24. Commencement Exercises took place at the Church of the Nazarene, next-door to the School. Andrew Lucas, Summa Cum Laude, received the La Salle High School General Excellence Award for the highest accumulative grade point average in the class. Andrew also received the Excellence Award for English and will attend the California Institute of Technology in the fall. Ryan Flynn, Summa Cum Laude, received the La Salle Scholar Award for Math and Science while Emily Paluch, Summa Cum Laude, received the La Salle Scholar Award for Liberal Arts and Visual and Performing Arts. Kelley Sanchez, Magna Cum Laude, gave the Welcome Address and Patrick Sullivan, Summa Cum Laude, was chosen by the Faculty Commencement Committee for the honor of delivering the Commencement Address. Julia Jacques and Andrew Torrijos received the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Christian Service Award. Jennifer Robi was selected by her senior class peers to receive the Pro Deo et Patria Award. The De La Salle Service Award went to Michael Anastasia. Garrett Stone and Katherine Smither received the Brother Celestine All Around Athlete Award. 99.5% of La Salleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduating class will attend college or post graduate academies next year, and 87% of the class will matriculate at a four-year institution. Senior Presentation was before the entire student body on Thursday, May 23, in the Duffy Lewis Gymnasium. In addition to the recitation of graduates and awards and an address by Ryan Flynn, the seniors were also inducted into the La Salle Alumni Association. 6

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Dr. Gray and Alumni President, Jeff Weigand â&#x20AC;&#x2122;67 flank the new Alumni Association Scholars, Julia Jacques and Jennifer Robi.

Left to right, Kimberly Yelnick, Christina Weisbruch, Elena McLaren, Juliette Finnerman and Madeline Pefferle.

From left to right, Nick Keros, John Ajamian, Austin Wallis, Marcus Tappan, Damone Simone and Nathan Boutin.

Billie Rude and Erin Hill.

Tyler Feese and Brianna Barta at the Baccalaureate mass.

During Baccalaureate Mass, Daniel De La Torre received his diploma, since he was participating in the CIF State Finals on Friday, May 24, graduation night.

Cheyenne Williams, Kara Donahue, Jaime Stover and Tesia Mesa.

Maddie McGregor, Nikole Moroe, Noeh Martinez and Victoria Mandigo. Patrick Sullivan delivered the Commencement Address

Erica Stanislawski and Reilly Spreisterbach.

Louis Roldan and Tracy Cresta.

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Eastern Washington University Eckerd College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - AZ Fordham University Fort Lewis College George Washington University Gonzaga University Gustavus Adolphus College Hampton University Hawaii Pacific University Hofstra University Iona College Ithaca College Jackson State University Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Lewis-Clark State College Linfield College Louisiana State University Loyola College in Maryland Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Manhattan College Marist College Marymount California University Marymount Manhattan College Menlo College Miami University of Ohio Michigan State University Montana State University Morehouse College Mount St. Mary’s College (Chalon) Muhlenberg College New York University Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Oberlin College Occidental College Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Oklahoma State University Oregon State University Ottawa University Pace University, New York City Pacific University Pepperdine University Point Loma Nazarene University Portland State University

In the past four years, over 99% of our graduates entered college upon graduation, with 89% attending four-year universities and 34% attending out-ofstate universities. Listed below are the four-year institutions that La Salle High School students were accepted to in 2013.

Academy of Art University Alabama State University Albany College of Pharmacy Albany State University American University Arizona State University Azusa Pacific University Barry University Biola University Birmingham-Southern College Boise State University Boston University Bowling Green State University Bridgewater College Bryant University California Institute of Technology California Lutheran University California State University System Bakersfield Channel Islands Chico East Bay Fullerton Humboldt Long Beach Los Angeles Maritime Academy Monterey Bay Northridge Pomona Sacramento San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo San Marcos Sonoma Stanislaus Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Carroll College (Montana) Chapman University College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Cornell University DePaul University DigiPen Institute of Technology Drexel University

Pratt Institute Purchase College Quinnipiac College Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rider University Roger Williams University Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Mary’s College of California Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art & Design Savannah State University Seattle University Seton Hall University Southern Methodist University St. John’s University (NY) Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology Suffolk University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Tabor College Texas Christian University Tulane University Tuskegee University University of Alabama University of Arizona University of Bristol University of California (all campuses) University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver University of Denver University of Dubuque University of Edinburgh University of Great Falls University of Hawaii at Hilo University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Kansas

Far West

University of La Verne University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth University of Miami University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Mississippi University of Nebraska at Lincoln University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of New England University of New Haven University of New Mexico University of North Carolina at Wilmington University of Northern Iowa University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of St. Andrews University of Tampa University of the Pacific University of Washington Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College Washington State University Waynesburg University Wesleyan University Western Oregon University Western State College of Colorado Western Washington University Westmont College Whitman College Whittier College Whitworth University Willamette University Woodbury University

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Midwest

10 5.6%

Northwest 12 6.8%

Southwest

22 12.4%

N. California 23 13.0%

Southeast 12 6.8%

S. California 82 46.3%

Northeast 13 7.3%

Denise Bieker

AWARDED DE LA SALLE MEDAL

Principal, Brother Christopher Brady, FSC and President, Richard Gray, presented the De La Salle Service Award to Mrs. Denise Bieker for her years of service to the La Salle Community. She is shown with her family; husband Robin, son Andrew ’10, daughters Lauren ’08 and Janelle ’13, at the 54th Commencement Exercises.

Remarks by Richard Gray from the presentation of the Medal at Commencement on May 24, 2013.

he De La Salle Medal is La Salle High School’s highest honor. It is given to an individual or individuals who daily demonstrate the values and ideals of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, the Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The awardees’ service to La Salle should exemplify the admonition given by the Saint in his Meditation on the Feast of Saint Paul:

Look upon yourselves as ministers of God, and acquit yourselves of your duties with the greatest possible zeal… Every member of the Class of 2013 has frequently heard or seen the following admonitions:

Enter to Learn; Leave to Serve, Learn - Serve – Lead, and The La Salle Difference Denise Bieker admirably embodies all three of these Lasallian values. She has been an active volunteer throughout her children’s (Lauren ’08, Andrew ’10 and Janelle ’13) school years at Clairbourn and at La Salle. During her children’s elementary years at Clairbourn, Denise served on the Families Association Board and as a room parent, rising to the “lofty” and underappreciated role as room officer chairperson. As if that were not enough, Denise took on duties such as: Book Fair Chairperson, Graduation Dance Coordinator and Benefit Cochair. Keep in mind, Denise was involved with Clairbourn for 13 years, of which nearly 10 years overlapped her involvement with La Salle.

When Lauren, her first child, entered La Salle, not surprisingly, Denise jumped right in and volunteered to be the secretary and then co-President of the Academic Boosters for the next eight years. In support of all three children’s after school activities, Denise also served as a parent volunteer for the Lady Lancer basketball teams as well as being in attendance at football, water polo and swimming meets as well as numerous chorus and dance performances. As if that weren’t enough, she has worked on a variety of Crystal Ball committees. Denise has not missed working at Open House and Registration Day throughout the time her children were enrolled at La Salle. When Denise is not volunteering at La Salle, she is volunteering in the community. She has worked with the Western Justice Center teaching students and teachers in the Pasadena schools about conflict resolution and peer mediation. Denise also volunteers as a mediator for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and she is a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) for children in the foster care system. Denise and Janelle just finished six years of volunteering with the Pasadena Chapter of the National Charity League, where they participated in a variety of mother/daughter philanthropic activities. Denise is absolutely convinced that La Salle has been a wonderful home for all three of her children and, as a result, has developed life long friendships with many parents at La Salle. I cannot think of a better reason to present the De La Salle Medal to Denise Bieker. SUMMER 2013

JANELLE BIEKER Janelle was extraordinarily involved in student activities, athletics, and academics. She enjoyed helping others, getting to know everyone on campus, and flashing a smile at those she met. Janelle emphasized an all-around student that took advantage of all the work and volunteer opportunities that would come her way. Her peers looked at

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KEVIN CHAN Kevin has a true passion in life for music, and he hopes that others around him recognize him as a person who pursued his passion. If anyone were to open up the Band Room doors and see Kevin hard at work playing the piano they should not be surprised. It is as if Kevin and the music become one. “I was interested in sharing

Every animation is unique and every film tells a story, and Stephanie Delazari is just that. She is a unique individual with a unique perspective on the world around her, and she takes those creative ideas that flow rapidly through her mind, similar to the rapid flow of animation, into her filmmaking for the public to see. “My true passion is filmmaking and animating and I use it to express other interests I have such as history, English, and psychology. I enjoyed having the chance in almost every class to make a video.” Stephanie has a natural born talent in

DREAMS PASSIONS her as a good friend and listener, a leader, and someone who could make anyone smile. Being involved at La Salle was a great experience because it offered Janelle so many opportunities to work with others in group settings, such as being active on the basketball team, track team, and cross country team. Janelle’s ability to balance a busy load of school activities and athletics all while maintaining a high academic standing did not go unnoticed. Gonzaga University, awarded her the Robert Dussault Scholarship, which recognizes a student’s accomplishments and commitment to educational excellence. Janelle’s ultimate dream is to succeed at Gonzaga where she plans on studying Psychology. She enjoys learning about different personalities, helping others, and learning what makes people different. “La Salle has helped me to have empathy for everyone and to always be open to everyone’s story.” 10

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my passion of music with La Salle and joined the Choir and Jazz Band. I was an accompanist in the Choir and a pianist for the Jazz Band. I enjoy sharing my classical repertoire.” Kevin’s accomplishments in music were recognized when he was honored with the Joseph Antonisamy Award for Musical Arts, the Louis Armstrong Award for Jazz, and inducted into the Arts Hall of Fame for Instrumental Music. Kevin’s ultimate dream is to become a solo artist, collaborative musician, and teacher. “La Salle has helped me hone my skills as a musician. Ms. Foley taught me so much about music theory and music history and I was able to learn a new style of music through Jazz Band and accompany singers in Choir.” Kevin will continue pursuing his passion of music at USC’s Thornton School of Music where he plans on majoring in Piano Performance and will be studying fulltime with Antoinette Perry, Senior Lecturer of Keyboard Studies.

filmmaking and animation, and it is a talent that has been honored with many awards. She has won four Regional Golden Keys from the Scholastic Art Awards, first place in the 2013 LACLA Film Festival, “Best Animation” in the 2013 Los Angeles Self Portrait Student Media Festival, and second place in the 2012 Arkansas Seedling Film Festival. These are only a few of Stephanie’s major accomplishments. “I had to learn how to make films quickly and with the information that was necessary to complete the assignment, such as it was with cartoon films. It meant a lot to me to be able to show films to a few of the teachers at La Salle during their free time. For me, I just want to make films and never stop learning about everything in our world.”

RYAN FLYNN “If he did it, why can’t I?” This is the question that Ryan wants everyone to ask themselves every time they look at him. Ryan is a man who is trying to be the best that he can be, not the best, but his best. “I want others at La Salle to remember me as an inspiration, a role model, and proof that

MELANIE FRANCO If there is anyone that Melanie looks up to it would have to be her mom and dad. Melanie’s parents have been her main support and backbone throughout the years. They have shown her unconditional love, pushed her beyond her limits, and have taught her to never give up. Her friends and teachers would describe Melanie as a

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ISRAEL LACY “And the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and ESPY awards go to…” It would not be surprising if one day we hear the name Israel Lacy at the end of that statement. Instead of

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with hard work and dedication, anyone can succeed in school.” Ryan was involved in so many activities at La Salle that he hardly ever did one thing at one time. He was on the swim and water polo teams, the Chess Club, Pi Alpha Chi, and Student Senate. However, his most inspirational involvement was on the Robotics team. While a member of Robotics, Ryan learned all about the basic engineering principals. “My true passions in life are science, technology, and helping people. La Salle helped me to further recognize my talents through Robotics…” For Ryan, La Salle has been a stepping stone on the path to reaching his dreams, and this fall he will continue pursuing his dreams and talents. Ryan was awarded the Ann P. Neupauer Scholarship from Stevens Institute of Technology where he plans on studying Mechanical Engineering. This is the institute’s most prestigious honor that awarded Ryan with full tuition because of his strong academic accomplishments.

compassionate, dedicated, and hard working individual, who is motivated and ready to face new challenges. During her four years at La Salle, Melanie was involved in Dance (where she was awarded the Hall of Fame), Class Council, CSF, NHS, Helping Humanity, Pi Alpha Chi, and Science Outreach, just to name a few of her many activities. But her best memories of La Salle involved participating and being active in the Lasallian community helping others. Melanie’s passion for serving others will continue at the University of San Francisco where she will be majoring in Biology with a Pre-Med emphasis. Her passion and interest in the medical field will allow Melanie to continue serving others and helping them heal.

By Jade Rogers ’01

calling him the “Jack of all Trades” lets call him the “Izzy of all Trades” because of his many talents of singing, acting, dancing, and athleticism in basketball, football, and track. Israel’s natural born talents have earned him many awards such as All-League MVP, 1st Team All-League, 1st Team All-CIF, and Division’s MVP for football. La Salle has taught Israel discipline and patience, not only in the classroom, but also on the football field, basketball court, and in the theater, as well as to help him further recognize his passion of performing and playing sports by creating a welcoming environment. Israel says that La Salle has prepared him for the next level in his life after high school, and though his passion is performing and being an athlete, Israel plans on studying Business because he always felt he was a business man at heart. Who knows, maybe we will all see Israel owning his own record label, movie studio, or sports team. SUMMER 2013

JUDAH LACY

MADOLYN McGREGOR

“Lights, camera, and action!” Judah Lacy is not a stranger to hearing those three words, because if you open up the doors to the Linda M. Grinstead Theater and the Mareina Dance Studios you will most likely find Judah involved in one of the School’s many performances, including “The Twelfth Night” and “Guys and Dolls.” Judah’s excellent performances and contributions to the Arts program at La Salle even earned her the Excellence Award in Visual and Performing Arts. “I feel so honored and blessed to be awarded the Visual and Performing Arts Excellence Award. I believe my spunkiness, energy, and passion got me recognized for that honor. Words cannot begin to describe how I feel about being recognized in the Arts. I just thank God that I was.” Judah’s ultimate dream is to be on Broadway and for the past four years La Salle has helped her get closer to her dream by helping her to realize the potential and talent that she has. Judah will now be taking that full grown confidence with her to New York where she will be attending Pace University. “At Pace, I plan on studying Musical Theater. I cannot think of a better area of study than one that includes all three of my favorite things: acting, singing, and dancing.”

It is no surprise that Maddie’s classmates consider her as one of the friendliest people in her class, someone who was friends with everybody. She has an amazing spirit and energy and a contagious smile that brightens up a room and draws people in.

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SARA RUPP

ANDREW LUCAS Most of Andrew’s best memories happened when he was on the Robotics team. With his three years on the team Andrew learned how to function as a productive member of a team in an engineer setting. “I was an engineer, programmer, and driver, and my participation in Robotics taught me how to effectively learn problem solving skills and I got good at improvising to solve unexpected difficulties on the fly.” The Robotics team helped Andrew realize his greatest passion, which is learning. This smart, witty and friendly guy, who also undoubtedly defines himself as a nerd, has worked hard to make a name for himself and is proud of all that he has accomplished at La Salle High School. Andrew, who received the General Excellence Award for having the top GPA, will be continuing his passion of learning and engineering at CalTech. “I have always liked math and science, and I enjoy solving problems logically, so engineering is a natural choice of profession for me. I applied to CalTech as a chemical engineer but I’m also looking into systems engineering and environmental engineering.”

Maddie’s vibrant personality was a perfect fit for La Salle’s Cheer squad. “I tried out for the Cheer team my sophomore year and ended up having the greatest time of my life. The girls were a second family to me and I loved every moment of being a cheerleader.” For Maddie, being on the Cheer squad was about being with friends and making memories together. She was on the JV team for a year and a half, moved up to Varsity her junior year, and then was given the honor of being one of the Varsity captains her senior year. It was not easy for Maddie to say goodbye to all the friends she made on the Cheer squad and with everyone at La Salle. But she leaves La Salle knowing that the School prepared her for what lies ahead. She would love to be a cheerleader for a D-1 football team and major in her other passion of interior design. Yet, Maddie’s ultimate dream is to just be happy and live life with no regrets. “La Salle has taught me that wherever I go to learn, I should leave it with confidence in myself that I have succeeded with a mission to serve.”

La Salle has afforded Sara with the most unexpected blessings. The most important has been the family she has found during her four years on the cross country and track teams. Though the sport is grueling at its best, she left practice always smiling every day because of the warmth (and wackiness) of her coaches and mentors Holyfield, Norris, Riley and Ring. The endurance acquired from XC inspired Sara to try out for the drumline, a rather daunting venture that nonetheless led to yet more blessings. “I felt so proud playing my snare drum beside my “beloved brothers” and knowing I was the first girl on the snare line. Sara also won the Dan Stover Music Competition performing Libestraum, by Franz Liszt. “Her expressive and outstanding piano performance of this classic romantic piece won the judges over,” said Band Director Megan Foley. “I will truly miss Sara. I will always remember how hard she worked on her musicianship. Her performance at the Dan Stover competition was exquisite and I thought she really captured the essence of that piece.” Sara will attend UC San Diego to study creative writing and global studies, two majors she is passionate about due to her history classes with Mr. Desmond and Coach Ring ’01 and English classes with Ms. Osick, Mr. Soltis ’90 and Mr. Williams. “I do wish that the people I spent these last four years with would know that they are the reason I am always smiling and laughing. My college years will have a lot to live up to.”

GARRETT STONE

KEVIN WALSH

CHEYANNE WILLIAMS

Garrett’s high school profile is nothing short of extraordinary. In fact, a biography could be written based on his academic and athletic experiences. During his four years at La Salle, he has been on the football, basketball and track teams. He has also been a part of many clubs and organizations including NHS, CSF, LEAP, Student Ambassador, Senior Senate, Class Council, as well as Student Life President. Garrett has kept his calendar booked with so many sporting events and activities that even

Give Kevin a stethoscope, microscope or magnifying glass because he is always in search of learning something new. This passion for learning inspires him to go out into the world and discover anything new. “La Salle has offered me many life skills that will be beneficial in the future. The School has taught me to attempt to make a difference. We entered to learn and left to serve. No

Cheyanne would like to be remembered as a very passionate, energetic, and friendly person because this is how she sees herself. These same qualities were emitted

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someone reading it can get exhausted. What is even more amazing that he has managed to balance all his work while maintaining a GPA above 4.0, graduating Summa Cum Laude, and being awarded the Brother Celestine All-Around Athlete Award. “Being recognized for my accomplishments is one of the greatest feelings. It shows that what I am doing is being noticed and is having an impact. The Brother Celestine award was the award I wished to have received the most, and I am extremely grateful to receive it.” He will continue to take that energy and drive to Saint Mary’s College, where he plans on studying Engineering or Business Administration. “My true passion in life is to create inventions that help people everyday or even running my own business. Either way, I want to be remembered as a Lasallian example by ’paying it forward’ for the future.”

Claudia is a small city girl with big city dreams, but she is ultimately ready for the big transition to Fordham University in New York. “I know I’ll be a very small fish in the large ocean of New York but La Salle has given me the skills to try new things, meet new people, trust in my abilities, and embrace the future, with all the failures and successes that come with college and life afterward.” Claudia has a true passion for empathy, helping others, and learning about everyone she meets. “I believe that it is important to have an understanding and respect for the world and the people in it. I discovered this passion at La Salle through service and leadership. This is what helped me to decide to major in International Studies. I am bilingual and from an early age understood the power that lies in being a mediator between two different groups of people. My favorite thing to do is to have a conversation with another person, step into their world, and see what outside factors have influenced their perspectives.” Claudia would one day like to be an Ambassador to the United Nations. She feels that La Salle has taught her to work together with people who hold different opinions and come from diverse backgrounds and to always seek to learn more.

matter where we find ourselves in the future, it is our duty to repay the community.” Kevin was actively involved on the volleyball team and it was from those memorable experiences that he learned the value of brotherhood, working as a team, and supporting each other. La Salle, as well as being on the Volleyball team has helped instill in Kevin the value of service and concern for others. These lessons will be beneficial to Kevin at UCLA where he plans on studying Physiological Science or Neuroscience. “I hope to one day become a surgeon, and the values that La Salle has instilled in me are beneficial in the medical world and has also opened my eyes to the difference I can make in the lives of others. Now that I have graduated, I must leave to serve.”

every time she stepped on the stage to act. Although Cheyanne was also active in choir and track, her true passion for the past four years at La Salle was performing in the theater. “I got to see various aspects of the theater, from acting, costume making, setting the stage, and doing hair. I did not get a job I didn’t like. With every job, my love and appreciation for the theater grew, and it is because of my experience in the theater program that I was able to realize it as my passion.” One of Cheyanne’s greatest memories happened during her senior year when she was inducted into the Arts Hall of Fame for her participation in the theater. “I do see myself continuing with theater in college, and I hope it will open up as many opportunities as it did at La Salle.” Since theater was such a huge part of her life in high school, Cheyanne plans on continuing her passion at Wesleyan University majoring in theater and psychology.

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pole vault record broken By John Blackstock ’67 with Christopher Ring ’01

Noelle Crowley, Tracy Cresta and Jessica Legaspi. 14

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n May 2, a school record, set in 2003 by Jessica Horn ’03, was broken not once, but twice in the same hour! During the Del Rey Track and Field League Finals at Monrovia High School, three La Salle girl vaulters had the best vaults of their careers. Senior Jessica Legaspi ’13 (LMU) started the incredible day off for the Lancers with a 10 inch increase of her PR (personal record). She finished the day with a third place in league and a final height of 7’7” eighth on the La Salle Top Ten list. Then there were two. Junior Noelle Crowley and senior Tracy Cresta (Redlands - and Rose Princess!) still had a shot at the league championship title. The crossbar continued to move up and the girls continued to clear height after height. They both cleared 9’1” and the bar moved up six inches. At 9’7” the crossbar loomed one inch above the school record, a record both girls have been striving for during their time vaulting for La Salle. Teammates, friends, coaches, family members, and many athletes from schools in the league surrounded the pole vault area, as it had become clearly evident that something special was happening. Noelle cleared the bar on her first attempt and set a new school record! Then Tracy sprinted toward the pit and cleared the bar to tie the new school record. The crossbar went up another six inches to 10’1”. With a quiet, but excited crowd looking on, Tracy cleared the bar on her next attempt and set an even higher school record. Noelle had to clear that height to once again tie the record, but she hit the crossbar and finished the day with a second place in league, an invitation to the CIF Prelims, and a final height of 9’7”, a 13” increase of her PR. Tracy’s huge jump also resulted in a 13” increase of her PR and an invitation to the CIF Prelims. Tracy, who will be running track for the University of Redlands next spring, finished the day as the Del Rey League Champion and La Salle’s new pole vault record holder. “Princess” Tracy is now the “queen” of La Salle pole-vaulters.

TORREZ signs with

BRYANT UNIVERSITY By John Blackstock ’67

DE LA TORRE CHAMPION RILEY COACH OF THE YEAR

he La Salle Lancers boys and girls track teams had a good showing at the Del Rey league finals at Monrovia High School on Thursday May 2nd. Amazing senior, Daniel De La Torre, finished the season undefeated capturing the league title in the 1600 (4:13:64) and 3200 (9:04:39). It was a proud moment for La Salle as De La Torre ran past the grandstands as Lancer fans and other team fans were cheering him on. Daniel has won the hearts of all Del Rey athletes, coaches, and fans over the years. Several observers shouted GO BRUINS as De La Torre zoomed by (Daniel signed with UCLA in February). Other Lancers turned in stellar performances as well. Tracy Cresta ’13 had a great showing in the pole vault by breaking the school record. She also was 2nd in the 800 meters and was a member of the girls mile relay that placed 2nd. India Hines ’15 impressed in the triple jump, 300 hurdles, and mile relay. Brandon Mulligan ’14 won the Del Rey League title in the long jump at 21’ 11” and finished third in the CIF finals. Brandon also threw 151’ 4” in the CIF Discus finals to finish fourth. And to top-off a great season, Lancer Track Coach, Fred Riley was named Boys Track Coach of the Year.

n May, Samantha Torrez ’13 signed a National Letter of Intent to swim for Bryant University, a private Liberal Arts University in Rhode Island. Bryant is an NCAA Division I university participating in the Northeast Conference. Samantha was a key member of the first ever girls swim Division IV CIF championship in 2012. She was a three event winner at the 2012 CIF Finals (100 Fly, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay) and was the 2013 Del Rey League Champion in the 100 fly, 100 Back and 400 Free Relay. She was recently inducted into the La Salle Athletics Hall of Fame. “We are very proud of Samantha,” commented Athletic Director Anthony Harris at the signing. He cautions that only two of 100 high school athletes will ever play in college and just one out of every 1000 high school athletes will receive a Division I scholarship. “Samantha has accomplished something very special here at La Salle,” he said. SUMMER 2013

Kevin Walsh ’13 and Ben Dalgren ’14 successfully block a shot as Patrick Sullivan ’13 looks on.

BOYS VOLLEBALL S M A S H

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By John Blackstock ’67 with excerpts from Emin Avakian of the Pasadena Sun

he Lancer Boys Volleyball team finished strong as they smashed into the CIF playoffs. The season started with a sweep over the Pasadena Poly Rebels to earn the Providence Tournament championship. The Lancers kept the pressure on and dictated the pace of the match, mainly because of their powerful kills at key moments of each game. Playing a 6-2 offense, setters Jake Bragg and Kelby Lanzarotta gave Kevin Walsh, Will Pyburn and Ben Dalgam balls that left no chance for a dig on the other side. It looked like a match of the five-game variety, however, as all three games were tightly contested with La Salle picking up the crucial points en route to the 25-17, 25-23, 26-24 title-clinching victory. While finishing third in the tough Del Rey league, the Lancers entered the postseason 21-6, with a No. 3 seed in the CIF Southern Section Division IV playoffs. For a second straight season, the Lancers advanced out of the first round of the playoffs, topping host Redlands, 25-19, 29-27, 25-21. They justified the ranking and looked to be a team primed for a deep run in the bracket after a second-round sweep over Del Rio League runner-up La Serna High School. Ben Dalgam led the Lancers with 11 kills and two aces, while Jake Bragg added 21 assists and Conor Williams tallied 17 digs and 10 kills. “We altered out rotations and fine tuned some stuff,” La Salle Coach Tiare Tuitama said. “Our next competition will be a little bit harder, but I love that we’ll have our home crowd.” True to her prediction, the Lancers met a formidable opponent in San Juan Capistrano’s St. Margaret’s in the quarterfinal match. The Tartans (176) proved to be a tough draw, as they answered La Salle’s mighty outside hitters and showed offensive potency of their own in a 25-19, 31-29, 2826 win. The match was tightly contested throughout, especially in a second game that saw a staggering 20 ties and a high number of points as neither team was able to close it out and win by two, until a 31-29 victory in favor of the Tartans. There were six game points after the Lancers tied the game at 24, with St. Margaret’s giving up a game-tying point four times before finally closing it out. “We never got on our roll, but as a team, we stepped up and we were just one or two points short,” Coach Tiare Tuitama said. 16

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Will Pyburn ’15 spikes as Jamir Dorsey ’13 covers the net.

Lancers celebrated after clinching title.

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n May 2, the La Salle Swim team got off the bus at the John Argue Pool Complex determined and ready to take care of business. After winning the first of three Del Rey League invitational meets, the boys’ team strode into the second league preview meet with confidence. After an unfortunate disqualification of a relay team, they finished in second place. The time had come for the Lancers to perform at the third and last Del Rey League Finals. Beat Cathedral. Win the meet. Win the League. The boys started strong by capturing first, second and third place in the first two individual events and kept that momentum rolling. During the distance events however, Cathedral’s depth started to show itself and they caught up to La Salle. The Championship came down to the last relay of the season. La Salle had to go 1-2 in both the ’A’ and ’B’ relays to win the meet. A first and third place would not do it. First year Coach, Michael Jafari, split the ’A’ relay placing two of the top four swimmers onto the ’B’ relay—making one relay a little slower, one a little faster. By taking a gamble on beating Cathedral’s top team with both of La Salle’s relay teams the Lancers got it done with a 1-2 finish, winning League Finals and becoming Boys Varsity Del Rey League Champions.

Brett Mirley ’13

Paul Gouw ’14 SUMMER 2013

ALUMNI PROFILE

A VISION OF NOBLE PUBLIC SERVICE

“We should do this …”

Tom Anthony ’67, Director, USC Aviation Safety and Security Program in the USC crash investigation laboratory. 18

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Anthony investigates a cockpit for telltale clues.

By Arthur Richards

om Anthony ’67 says that his life has been guided by those times he simply took a “step of faith” into something new and different – “just because you feel you should do it; that it is the right thing to do.” It can be very uncomfortable at first. Virtually everything and everyone is different; like his first day in Algebra at La Salle: “I had gotten used to the 60 people, boys and girls, that I had spent the last eight years at SS Felicitas Perpetua School, but these new people looked so different.” After his four years at La Salle, he said, “I am profoundly grateful for the rich and lasting experience.” Tom credits much of his willingness to make that “step of faith” – to do things “for the mission rather than for self” – to Mr. James Brown, his sophomore year political science teacher at La Salle. “Mr. Brown had just graduated from Georgetown and expected us to be as interested in politics and world affairs as he was. More than imparting knowledge, he created a vision. It was the vision of a life that made a difference and had a global scope.” Books like How a Bill Becomes Law and The Making of the President 1960 and digesting concepts of political science in class discussions imparted a vision of noble public service. “Whether I was in Washington, DC, Beijing, China, or a small county seat in Mississippi, I always heard the echo of Jim Brown’s vision of noble public service. It was not a tough sell to many of us. We had entered high school hearing the words of President John F. Kennedy. Programs like the Peace Corps were springing up around us. No, not a tough sell at all.” After graduation from La Salle, Tom attended UC Santa

Barbara, graduating with a major in political science and a minor in English. After earning his BA, he spent several years teaching, but eventually ended up working as an air traffic controller. Looking for a means of advancement, he applied for a position which he did not get but was asked if he might be interested in a job as an investigator. He took another step of faith, said yes, and was off to investigator training at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. He described the courses in Constitutional Law and civil liberties at UCSB as “terrific,” key in preparing him for his first job as an FAA investigator. But that step of faith led Tom into a diversity of positions. Seeing a need, Tom responded to it, ranging from developing a format for reporting investigative results that became common to all FAA investigators to standardized training for all agency investigators. He served as Manager of FAA Civil Aviation Security training and as Manager of the FAA Investigations Branch in Washington, DC. “When I entered the Federal Aviation Administration in 1980 as an air traffic controller and a soon-to be father, I had no way of imagining that I would participate in investigations of such historic events as the 9/11 attacks, the Egypt Air 990 crash, the al Qaeda-Bojinka Plot in Manila, and the plot by Ahmed Ressam to bomb LAX.” In the 1990’s, Tom’s “we should do this” attitude to address the use of unapproved parts led him to draft materials to train FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors concerning substandard parts. It is a crime to use substandard parts in aircraft but someone needed to have the open eyes and an inquisitive mind to see things that were not right. Approached by the FBI for help, Tom committed SUMMER 2013

to a course of action to address the use of unapproved parts that eventually led to a twoyear, nationwide project involving 24 search warrants, ranging from Virginia to Southern California. He chuckled when he recounted serving one search warrant. FAA investigators do not carry firearms, yet he was left to guard fifteen people “with nothing but a blue lawenforcement jacket and a large cellphone.” Having risen to the position of Assistant Regional Division Manager of the FAA Civil Aviation Security Division in the Western Pacific Region, Tom participated in the investigation and security response to the al Qaeda threat against U.S. air carriers throughout Asia known as the Bojinka Plot by Ramzi Yousef. A command center initially aimed at keeping air traffic control safe in response to the LA Riots became key in responding to that investigation for over six months. Tom said that field investigations are filled with surprises! One of the great surprises of his entire career came after the Bojinka Plot investigation had been completed. “For example, there is a hotel in the Malate district of Manila where three of the al Qaeda plotters had lived, formulated their explosives, and constructed their bombs. I had directed the case from Los Angeles for six months and now I was in Manila. I wanted to see where it had all happened. I found the hotel and asked

the clerk at the desk to speak with anyone who might have been there at the time. I was introduced to Mrs. Yu. She was the owner of the hotel. She had just inherited it from her grandmother but she had worked at the hotel at the time of the plot. We sat down in the open air lobby. She answered my questions easily and graciously and was sometimes amused at my lack of savvy about what goes on in a Grade B Manila hotel. After the passage of about 40 minutes, I got the feeling that I was imposing on her time since this was just a visit to satisfy my own personal curiosity and the terrorists were by then all in prison. So I said by means of bringing the conversation to an end, ’Well, you must be tired of telling this story so many times,’ and she responded quite cheerfully, ’No, no one has ever talked with me about this before.’ She was the woman who checked Ramzi Yousef, the al Qaeda bomb maker, into the hotel. She had observed his daily comings and goings for months… and no one had ever talked with her about it!” Tom’s career in the FAA was charged with that sense of taking that step of faith, of doing what is right for the mission rather than for self. It has involved him in many things and taken him many places. For example, he said that that “first day in a new school” feeling came over him decades later as his job took him to Kunming, Yunnan Province, in China. “I was being introduced to the president of

LA SALLE TOM ANTHONY ’67 Homeroom President, Pep Council, Fine Arts Forum, Glee Club, Gregory the Great Music Award

PERSONAL Resides in Palos Verdes Peninsula with his wife Patty

UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Santa Barbara Loyola Marymount University, Graduate Studies

CAREER Air Traffic Division of FAA, Western Pacific Region FAA Civil Aviation Security Training Manager, Washington DC FAA Civil Aviation Security, Regional Manager Directed Emergency Security Response to World Trade Center II Attacks Federal Security Director, International Airports, Southern California Design, Security and Construction Consultant to Virgin Galactic Spaceport America Established USC Aircraft Accident Investigation Facility Provided Technical Assistance to World Food Program Humanitarian Air Service Director USC Aviation Safety and Security Program

Tom Anthony ’67 shared his career experience working in the government sector of the FAA with AP Government students when he returned to his Alma Mater on April 19, 2013.

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Fluorescent

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Anthony says investigators work is sometimes very “Sherlock Holmes sort of stuff.”

Yunnan Airlines. The interpreter said that he and I had much in common as he had previously been the provincial police chief. He wore a heavy check wool shirt, no tie, and smoked Chinese cigarettes constantly. His face looked more like someone from the other side of the prison bars - the other side for life. The same impression came over me - these were strange and different people. Yet, I am grateful that I have had the opportunity to experience China.” A remarkable openness to new ideas and experiences! A distinguished career with the FAA in a variety of investigative and management positions did not stop Tom’s sense of service with a global vision. Bringing his expertise to the private sector in designing and planning new facilities, providing training in security and assisting in international aviation safety and security, his involvement has also reached out to the World Food Program to deliver several courses to World Food Program aviation providers. Tom has contributed to the safety and security of aviation around the world by his consulting work with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), providing security courses in places like Vietnam, South Africa, Korea and New Zealand. Tom is currently Director of the USC Aviation Safety and Security Program. One part of his contribution to the program has been to create what classmate John Blackstock ’67 coined “the USC crash lab,” complete with aviation wreckage to improve training in Safety Management Systems (SMS), Aircraft Accident Investigations, SMS for Managers, and Aviation Security. The USC program offers two professional certificates. The first is the Aviation Safety and Security Management Certificate. This is the certificate around which the program is built. It represents the most current ideas and management approaches to aviation safety and security. The second certificate is the Systems Safety Certificate. This is a newer program that was created to meet the needs of engineers and project managers with responsibilities for system safety. Living that vision of noble public service led to “adventure, fun and action – as well as the achievement of a great deal of good,” Tom said, “Those with the kind of vision that Mr. Jim Brown instilled pressed on. That included me

Highlight Learning Brian Miller ’79, Science Department Chair, reports that Honors Chemistry students decipher stoichiometry problems using fluorescent dry erase markers on lab station tables. He said, “Students use this innovative, table top learning process to engage in communication, collaboration and critical thinking in order to problem solve, validate work and reinforce learning.”

… a pathway that started at 3880 Sierra Madre Boulevard.” SUMMER 2013

CareerDay

returns to LA

he Alumni Office and College Counseling Office partnered to bring Career Day back to the School for the sophomore class. Between May 7 - 9, nearly 30 alums were back on campus sharing their career paths and insights with students. The

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event was well received by both the speakers and students and we look forward to doing this again next year. If you are interested in participating in a future Career Day contact the Alumni Office at alumni@lasallehs.org or 626.696.4362.

Tuesday, May 7th brought back, left to right: Alyssa Stefek ’05 (Photography), Brian Doerning ’81 (Medicine), Savanaha Lamp ’03 (Graphic Design), Dario Khamvongsa ’97 (Graphic Design), Martin Higuera ’86 (Police), Brian Ursettie ’99 (Firefighting), Melanie Scott Green ’97 (Law), Carl Weideman ’00 (Firefighting), Nabil Bisharat ’02 (Law), Robert Gaudet ’83 (Police), Nick Wiegand ’97 (Firefighting), Julie Bonacci Kolb ’97 (Physical Therapy).

Thursday, May 9th brought back, left to right: Antoinette Kathol Brunasso ’04 (Psychology), John White ’74 (Sales/Marketing), Laurence Lopez ’83 (Pediatrician), Ashley Aloi ’04 (Nursing), Meagan Nolan-Marion ’98 (Psychology), Christina Salvo ’01 (Broadcast Journalism), Larry Albinski ’80 (Orthopedic Surgeon), Mark Passarini ’72 (Engineering). 22

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Wednesday, May 8th brought back, standing (left to right): Rick Blanco ’87 (TV Creative Directing), James Castro ’94 (Investment Banking/Business), Jim Canny ’65 (Accounting), Julia Stengel ’03 (Fashion). Seated, left to right: Laura Garcia ’00 (Non-Profit/Education), Laura Palmer ’00 (Teacher).

TODD KISTLER ’00 Todd Kistler ’00 attended the University of Missouri-Columbia and graduated in 2004 with a degree in journalism. He got a job on the copy desk of the The Sun newspaper in San Bernardino in January 2005 and is now the assistant news editor working on six newspapers of the Los Angeles News Group -- The Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News, Pasadena Star-News and San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Todd came back to his Alma Mater in April to speak to students who work on the school newspaper, The Lance, about his career in the newspaper industry.

UCLA FILM

harlie Guillen ’94 was back on campus on April 15th speaking with students interested in the film industry about his experience as a filmmaker. Charlie just completed the MFA program at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television, a school that interviews only 66 out of thousands of applicants and then only 18 of those 66 are offered admission. While at UCLA, he was a finalist for the James Bridge Award, the highest award given to a graduate director, and was recently nominated and won the Charles and Lucille King Award for his thesis film, Hearts and Minds, another very prestigious award. The same day that Charlie turned in his Thesis he was hired as an Associate Producer by Participant Media for a new show, Take Part Live, which aired on the new network Pivot for the first time on August 1st. It is a live, political humor show that airs every night at 9:00pm (PST) that talks about issues that are not as main stream as other nightly live shows but more relevant to the world we currently live in. Charlie received his undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley where he was part of the School of International and Area Studies and prior to that studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He has performed in workshops at The Groundlings in Hollywood and has directed several short films, commercials, and stage performances. Charlie appreciated having the opportunity to come back to his Alma Mater to share his experience with current students. After all for Charlie, his passion for film and media all started at La Salle with LTV (Lancer Television), which he co-founded with Steven Andres ’94 and served as the first anchor. SUMMER 2013

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

the

FORK in the ROAD

By Kristen Schultz ’98

PHIL COOMBES ’75 turned what started as a birthday gag into a community service project that has the potential to go national.

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ave you seen the large fork that sits at the fork in the road at St. John Avenue and Pasadena Avenue in Pasadena and wondered how it got there? “It’s a funny story” says Phil Coombes. A good friend of Phil’s, Bob Stane (Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena), was coming up on his 75th birthday and for years he had been telling his buddy Ken Marshall (Coffee Gallery) that there should be a fork at the fork in the road. Ken decided to surprise Bob for his birthday and with the help of others he built an 18ft. high, 500 lb. fork in his backyard. To build the cement foundation for the fork, Ken, Phil and a few others dressed as Cal Trans workers to avoid any potential trouble from Pasadena’s finest (the land is owned by Cal Trans and managed by the City of Pasadena) and got to work. The fork was erected Halloween morning of 2009 and that night while talking about how much fun they had had pulling the prank off Phil knew something good had to come out of doing something so stupidly fun. As he tells it, “I had a fork in my hand at the time as I was shooting the breeze with Ken over some wine and steaks and it just came to me. Thanksgiving is coming up and we could do a food drive at the fork. I literally took the fork and stabbed it into a cutting board and said ’let’s Put the Fork in Hunger’.” Phil organized the first “Put the Fork in Hunger” food drive in November 2009 at the fork where the community was invited to drop off non-perishable food items for Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena. Fellow community members donated their time to staff the event and at the end of the two day event they had collected over 4,000 lbs. of non-perishable food.

Volunteers with bags of food collected at the “Fork in the Road.”

“Let’s put the fork in hunger.” “We showed up at Union Station in Pasadena to deliver the food. The receiving clerk was a bit perplexed because he had not been informed we were coming and told us to just put the food on the table. I said that would be impossible. He looked a bit annoyed and then I asked him if he saw our truck outside loaded with food and told him there were seven more trucks right behind it. He was no longer annoyed!” The fork was taken down in 2010 to ensure that it was engineered properly and thanks to the support of Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard and city residents it was re-erected as a permanent fixture on October 21, 2011 and 200 Bellefontaine was renamed Fork Plaza. Since 2011, Phil has continued his efforts which have included food drives, toy drives and most recently a “Fill the Boot” drive to benefit the families of the 19 Hot Shot firefighters killed in Arizona in June. Phil has the vision to take this idea to the national level. “My dream is to have a fork at a fork in the road in every major city across the country. I see the fork as a metaphor for change or choice. Whether it is raising awareness and money for the homeless, education or cancer research it starts with one choosing to volunteer and give back, it starts at home, in one’s own community.” “The great thing about our drives is that what we collect stays within our own community. People are donating to help out their own community members. I’ve seen people who I know are living out of their cars come by the fork and donate. I met a man, who was in need himself, who took the bus from downtown LA to Pasadena so he could contribute his dollar to our food drive last year. It’s not about how much food or how many toys we collect that matters but seeing so many people come together to help their community.” Phil has always had a desire to give back to his community starting with his Cub Scout days and that desire was fueled even more at La Salle. “Les Schult (former La Salle teacher) took myself and a few of my buddies to help out at a charity event our junior year. I don’t remember what the charity was but I do remember how much fun my buddies and I had. The idea that you can do something fun and have something good come out of it really made an impact on me.” Continued on page 29

Christmas donations at the fork.

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AMAZING LANCERS

La Salle’s Principal, Brother Christopher Brady, FSC, helps present a “Portrait of Courage” by sophomore Isabella Camargo to Major David Denial, USMC.

S tu d en t s s a t r A t n e s P re y a D l a i r o m Me T r i b u te

By Vicky Paulch

Taylor Brennan ’15, Portraits of Courage Club President.

Aubin Schuler ’15

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ith paintbrushes and drawing pencils at the ready, 11 La Salle High School students worked after school throughout the academic year to create a dozen Portraits of Courage, depicting various U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton as a way of thanking them for their bravery and service. Sixteen-year-old Isabella Camargo presented Maj. David Denial (CQ) with the acrylic painting she created of him and his wife, Maj. Tera Denial, on Tuesday, the day after Memorial Day. “Wow! That is beautiful,” exclaimed Maj. David Denial, who was dressed in a casual green shirt and walking shorts, not a uniform because he did not want to cause the student body to think he was recruiting. The sophomore based her painting of the Denials on a formal U.S. Marine portrait of the couple, which he submitted to the school’s newly formed Portraits of Courage club. With the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag to the left and the flag of the U.S. Marines with its proud eagle to the right, the Denials stare directly at the viewer as their heads lean gently toward one another. On their dress uniforms, they each have a row of medals for their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their smiles convey their love for each other and their country. “This is really special,” said the major, who drove up from Camp Pendleton to collect the artwork and to personally thank the students for the work they are doing to help military families. “It’s a surprise birthday present for her. And for me, it’s like coming full circle. I was in art class for all four years of high school.” Maj. David Denial enlisted in the Marines four days after he graduated from Warren High School in Downey 22 years ago. Both he and his wife, whom he married nine years ago on Valentine’s Day, have been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Isabella Camargo painstakingly painted their medals. He received one of his three Medals of Valor for his bravery in Fallujah, Iraq, where both of his eardrums were lacerated during an attack. “I have two hearing aids, but that’s a small price to pay,” he commented modestly. Maj. Tera Denial, a contracting officer, had also been awarded medals for her meritorious service, including one for her efforts in support of the Global War on Terrorism. “For the rest of our lives, we will have this to look at and remember,” Maj. David Denial said. The 11 members of the Portraits of Courage Taylor Brennan ’15 received signed photographs and commendations from President and club were allowed to pick Mrs. Obama and Vice-President and Mrs. Biden the subject they wanted. for creating Portraits of Courage at La Salle. Isabella Camargo selected the only couple in the batch of photos submitted to the club last fall. “I picked them because they look really happy,” said Isabella. “To paint a portrait of them, I feel, is a great honor because they have worked so hard in the military and it’s good to give back.” Isabella was one of the few students to paint a portrait; the other students did pencil drawings. It took her nearly five months to complete it. Taylor Brennan ’15, founded the new club, Portraits of Courage, last October as a way to help military families through the healing power of art. For his effort in this club and another school club he started, Support Our Troops, he was featured last February as an ABC7/ KABC-TV Cool Kid. Continued on page 29

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tudent musicians participated in the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association Solo and Ensemble Music Festival at the Orange County High School for the Performing Arts. All students received a Superior Rating, the highest given. The recipients are, left to right, above, Matthew Rolan ’14, Joey Messina-Doerning ’15; Andrew Ting ’14, Claire Fitzgerald ’14, Ben Wu ’15, Joe Occhipinti ’14 (missing is Sara Rupp ’13). Andrew Ting’s piece, “Through the Clouds” was recognized as an outstanding student composition. Students were also selected for the Chapman University Honor Band. Joey Messina-Doerning ’15, Claire Fitzgerald ’14, Joe Occhipinti ’14, Andrew Ting ’14 and Matthew Rolan ’14 spent a day rehearsing with honor band students from all over Southern California, led by Dr. Paul Sherman of the Chapman Conservatory of Music. The day culminated with a performance of music by Leonard Bernstein, Elmer Bernstein and Vincent Persichetti. Several La Salle High School musicians who performed at the Solo and Ensemble Music Festival at the Orange County High School for the Performing Arts in April were awarded a Superior rating, which is the highest rating given, according to Megan Foley, the school’s Director of Instrumental Music. The festival provides students who wish to play chamber music the opportunity to perform in a small-group setting. One group performed as a quartet and the other as a percussion trio. “The musicians learn the music on their own time – in addition to everything else they have going on,” Ms. Foley noted. “Andrew has had an interest in composing since his freshman year. He studies composition with his private teacher. This work, “Into the Clouds,” is his most mature composition yet. While still a work in progress, the piece shows a strong understanding of form, melodic line and harmony,” Ms. Foley said.

Andrew composes using Sibelius software, on which La Salle offers informal instruction for any music student. The software was donated by the Arts Boosters and is professional grade, used by many composers and arrangers within the Hollywood and classical music communities.

Andrew Ting ’14

OTHER MUSIC STUDENTS OF NOTE. Jad Nachabe ’16, (violist in String Ensemble) accepted to the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra. Steven Toyama ’13, (trumpet/drumline/Advanced Band) and his band “Fairview Turnaround” recently performed at the House of Blues. Sean Lee ’14, (guitarist in Jazz Ensemble) won a scholarship to study with guitarist Steve Cotter at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music. SUMMER 2013

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STUDENT FILMMAKER

Boyer shoots his new film, “Paradigm.”

STRETCHES CINEMATIC

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orking behind the camera – writing screenplays, directing actors, shooting scenes, and editing footage and scoring the film – is the all-encompassing passion of 16-yearold Stephen Boyer ’14. During his summer vacation, he made two short films – “Paradigm” and “Dinner with the Woodburns,” a promotional film for the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra, worked as a videographer at a local children’s camp, and attended film festivals where his widely-acclaimed film, “OPUS,” was screened. “OPUS” is a 12-minute film Boyer made as part of his coursework for LTV, La Salle’s film and television program. The film tells the story of a teen who has walled himself off from being sentimental and learns the value of human connections through 28

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his school’s required community service. The teen plays piano in a hospital clinic, where he meets a mature cancer patient, portrayed by television and film actor David Grant Wright. “OPUS” won Best Live Action Film at the STN (Student Television Network) Film Festival last spring and won the “Best of the Best 2013” award as the Best U.S. Narrative at the Lovett Film Festival in Atlanta, Ga., in May. “OPUS” won The Santa Monica Teen Film Festival in June and was screened at the Bay Area Youth Media Network Festival in San Francisco. “OPUS,” “Paradigm,” and “Dinner with the Woodburns,” have been accepted as three of the 75 semi-finalists from over 1,000 films entered in the inaugural All-American High School film festival in New York City, which will be held in October. During the month of August, “OPUS” aired as an official selection on the website KarmaTube.com as an inspiring video of the month. Boyer also had his film “Paradigm” accepted in the Catalina Film Festival, The Heartland Film Festival in Illinois and the Mill Valley Film Festival in Northern California.

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Scene from “Opus” with David Grant Wright and Boyer.

“It’s an insane honor,” said Stephen. “I’m constantly surprised and honored by how people see the film, and how it touches them.” Stephen not only directed “OPUS”, he acted in it and wrote the screenplay. His inspiration for the film came from his own volunteer efforts at Huntington Memorial Hospital. “I had to act in it because an actor dropped out due to a family emergency,” Stephen said. “I had a deadline to meet.” As a young filmmaker, Stephen is continuing to grow. With his latest film, “Paradigm,” he has learned that directing child actors is anything but child’s play. “Paradigm is the hardest film I’ve ever made,” Boyer said with a deep sigh. “It’s hard to direct seven and 12 year olds. It’s especially difficult when the children are portraying siblings who are trying to understand the actions of their estranged parents.” At La Salle, Stephen has embraced the importance of collaboration in filmmaking. His cast and crew were all drawn from the LTV family. The children were portrayed by Blake Hardy, the 12-year-old brother of La Salle student, Samantha Hardy ’16, who served as assistant director on the film, and Analise Schoenbaum, the seven-year-old sister of La Salle student, Spencer Schoenbaum ’16. Harrison Fitch ’16 and Kennedi Whittingham ’14 also worked on the film on audio Stephen Boyer ’14 and as production assistant. The film runs exactly five minutes as per the portfolio requirement for USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where Stephen hopes to attend next year. He has also submitted “Paradigm” to 13 film festivals, including the All-American High School Film Festival and Sundance. It can be viewed on YouTube and Vimeo along with Stephen’s films. The young filmmaker said that he has been obsessed with making movies since fifth grade. But he quickly added that he has only taken film courses at La Salle. His respect and affection for La Salle’s four-year visual and performing arts program can be seen in his four-part documentary that helped the school secure a $100,000 Francis Bacon Foundation grant to endow a scholarship for the program. His work making documentary films also include one he just finished editing about his father, Peter Boyer, who served as the Composer-in-Residence for the 2012-13 season of the Pasadena Symphony. Stephen has made more than 20 films since joining LTV. His partner in filmmaking is Matthew Seidner ’12, who serves as the producer and film editor on their joint efforts. Earlier this summer, Stephen directed Matt’s comedy, “Dinner with the Woodburns.” Matt is continuing his film studies at Video Symphony TV & Film School in Burbank. Stephen also collaborates with Manny Soriano ’12 and Richard Ayala ’13. .Immediately after making “OPUS” in February, Stephen wrote and directed “Summer in the Suburbs,” a 13-minute film about middle school angst. “I went from making a warm and fuzzy, director-writer centric film with “OPUS” to an actor-centric film about teenage angst. I’m working through all the genres,” he said as he laughed.

Phil is on a mission to take his Fork in the Road Foundation national and is awaiting approval for their 501c3 status. The next step will be working with grant writers to get seed money so that he can spread his efforts throughout the San Gabriel Valley, Southern California and beyond. Since 2009, Phil and his charity have collected over 10 tons of food. “My goal this year is to bring in another 6 tons so that I can play Tennessee Ernie Ford’s old hit record, 16 Tons and what do you get….” The next Put the Fork in Hunger Food Drive is set for November 16-17, 2013 at the fork. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Phil at phil@agentphil.com. For more information about the Fork in the Road Foundation you can find them at facebook.com/PutTheForkInHunger.

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La Salle art instructor Joanne McGee-Lamb is the staff moderator of the club, which meets after school on Tuesdays when the students work on the portraits. Mrs. Lamb explained that these students, who are either freshmen or sophomores, are highly gifted artists who are serious about their art and about giving back to the community. The other students in the “Portraits of Courage Crew” include Mariel Lo Guercio, Olivia Pope, Ethan Chong, Aubin Schuler, Jodie Kaya, Elias Villalpando, Corinne Dyson, Jacqueline Tooley and John Stover. “It’s so cool that the kids got to meet him,” Mrs. McGee-Lamb said, noting that the other studentmade portraits were shipped to the servicemen or their families by May 3, 2013. SUMMER 2013

Ferrante brings Groucho to Life By Vicky Paulch

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s a student at La Salle High School in 1980, Frank Ferrante portrayed the young Groucho Marx in “Minnie’s Boys.” He has been playing Groucho ever since. Ferrante ’81 returned to La Salle last May with his critically acclaimed one-man show, “An Evening with Groucho,” as a fundraiser for the Regents Campaign for the Arts. During the 90-minute show, Ferrante regaled the audience of alumni, students and their families with classic Groucho one-liners, anecdotes and songs including “Hooray for Captain Spaulding” and “Lydia, the Tattooed Lady.” Pianist Jim Furmston accompanied Ferrante as he has for the past 12 years. More than just parroting the jokes, Ferrante ad-libbed his way throughout the performance in Groucho style, engaging audience members in the fun, including an unsuspecting drama student, Jessica Messineo ’14. All Jessica was told by Visual and Performing Arts chairperson Jude Lucas was that Mr. Ferrante was going to request a cup of coffee and that she should deliver it. A young, pretty brunette was all the comedy fodder Ferrante needed to sharpen his Groucho leer and to lift his big, black eyebrows and cigar. “He really embodied Groucho,” said Jessica, who was told to expect to improvise with him. “He sunk into his character and became Groucho. His energy was so amazing.” Other drama students, who served as ushers at the event, watched Ferrante work his magic and studied his every move, expression and inflection. After the performance, Ferrante met with many of his former classmates and their spouses for an intimate reception in Blakeslee Library. Some of the former classmates had also acted with him in “Minnie’s Boys” and other school productions. Paul Badzey ’82, who played minor roles in “Minnie’s Boys” bought a DVD of Ferrante’s PBS special “Groucho: A Life in Revue” and shyly asked for an autograph. “I was in “Minnie’s Boys” with you, do you remember?” Paul asked. Ferrante threw his arms out and embraced Paul like a long, lost brother. “Of course, I remember you,” he said. Long after the evening, Ferrante recalled that Paul had played the role of the telegram boy and other roles. “He was a nice guy, a nice kid,” he recalled recently. Another alum to chat with him was Peter Weinstein ’78, who starred in the La Salle production of “Man of La Mancha.” The two sang at each other after the performance at the souvenir table in the La Salle Dining Hall. “Peter is the guy who inspired me to get into musical theatre,” Ferrante said. Brian Doering ’81, another cast member from “Minnie’s Boys” and the production of “1776” attended the benefit performance. “It was terrific that we had the show in the dining hall. It showed how much we need new facilities and equipment for the theatre arts department,” noted Ferrante, who estimated that some 300 people filled the school’s dining hall, which was turned into Groucho’s den. In addition to the La Salle community, Groucho’s daughter, Miriam Allen Marx, attended the performance. Ferrante’s big break in show business came in 1985, when Groucho’s son, Arthur Marx, discovered him at USC and gave him the lead in his play, “Groucho: A Life in Revue.” The play took Ferrante to New York and London, where Ferrante won New York’s Theatre World Award in 1987 and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award. For the London run, Ferrante was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for comedy performance. In 1989, he showed his hometown audience what he could do at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he and the production got rave reviews. Ferrante returned to the Pasadena Playhouse in July, performing “An Evening with Groucho” to a sold-out house for the one performance. “I got chills,” Ferrante said about entering

the Playhouse 24 years after his first performance there. “To walk through the halls, to be in my old dressing room -- the architecture and the ghosts of such a wonderful theater -- it took my breath away.” The night of the performance, he learned that more than 100 people had to be turned away from the 686-seat Pasadena Playhouse. Miriam Allen Marx, Groucho’s granddaughter, Jade Marx-Berti – and Gummo Marx’s grandson, Gregg Marx, attended the show, giving Ferrante the Marx family seal of approval to keeping Groucho’s legacy alive. Ferrante, upon his return to The Playhouse, noted that it was always a dream of his to perform at the historic Pasadena theater. “When I was a kid in the ’70s, it was dormant. In the 1980s, it came back,” said Ferrante. “I’d go by the theater and say to myself, ’One day I’m going to play there.’” Ferrante’s “Evening with Groucho” has matured, just as he has. At 50, Ferrante has decided to show the intellectual side of Groucho -- the side that corresponded with poet T.S. Eliot and started each day by singing selections from Gilbert and Sullivan, accompanying himself on the guitar. It is an expansion of his Groucho homage that Ferrante hopes will play to New York audiences in the fall of 2014. Ferrante said it looks like he will bring the show to the Pasadena Playhouse next August for a couple of weeks to test the show before going to off-Broadway. Life as Groucho has been good to Ferrante, who starred in, produced and directed a stage production of “Groucho: A Life in Revue” for PBS television in 2001, which is on DVD. For most of the 21st Century, he has been touring across the country with “An Evening with Groucho,” performing at more than 400 cities. “The theater arts program at La Salle changed my life and prepared me to work in the field that I love,” said Ferrante, who was raised in Sierra Madre. He lives in Arcadia and has two children, Lucy and Dashiel. “The theater arts program allowed Frank to blossom,” recalled Brother Christopher Brady, La Salle’s principal, who as a young teacher served as the technical director for La Salle’s spring musicals. “He had a true knack for theater and entertaining.” Brady noticed Ferrante’s talent during the school’s production of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” in 1979, when as a sophomore, Ferrante played the comic role, Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, whose famous duet is “Let’s Misbehave.” “Those were my first huge laughs,” Ferrante recalled. All the spring musicals were performed in a big circus tent on the school’s parking lot. “I’m still performing in circus tents,” said Ferrante, who plays the comic lead, Caesar, in Teatro ZinZanni’s cabaret and cirque shows, which are scheduled to resume in September for a four-month run in Seattle. Caesar was inspired by Ferrante’s favorite comedians -- Groucho, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, W.C. Fields and Milton Berle. “They have the rare ability to channel angst and rage into laughter,” Ferrante said. “Humor and music are great antidotes. The older I get, the more I appreciate it.” SUMMER 2013

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CAMPA I GN It is a great pleasure to report that La Salle has achieved a fund raising record of $1,680,644 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. This includes a $318,374 Board of Regents campaign to enhance the Visual and Performing Arts at La Salle, the refurbishment of the Linda M. Grinstead Theatre, the Mareina Dance Studio, and the purchase of new equipment for each of

PRESIDENT’S CABINET $10,000 + Francis Bacon Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Jebbia Mr. and Mrs. David Lam The Lumarda Family Don and Georgette Mareina Mediverse International, Inc. Bob and Corene Pindroh, P ’90 Walt and Julie Williams PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. Shawn Blakeslee ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bononi Wendy and Titus Brenninkmeijer Campbell Family Foundation Mr. Douglas Campbell Mr. Robert D. Campbell 32

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our six Arts programs. With more than 43 percent of La Salle students participating in the Schools award-winning Arts program, these enhancements will benefit our students at a time when many other schools are either eliminating or abridging these programs in the Arts. For those of you who helped in La Salle’s success, and for your thoughtful support, please accept our deep thanks.

Tom Caulfield and Corinne McCann-Caulfield Fletcher Jones Foundation Mr. Peter S. Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Bret Hardy Craig and D’Arcy Sloane Mr. and Mrs. Ken Whittingham PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $2,500 - $4,999 Brad and Nancy Berger California Community Foundation The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Delaney Mr. and Mrs. John DeMarco Mr. and Mrs. Chip Dewey II

Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Program Ms. Tamara Flowers and Mr. Steve Cobb Richard Gray, Ph.D. Mr. Jon Keates and Ms. Thanh Hoang John A. Moe II ’68 Mr. David J. Skibinski, MBA Ms. Jody Tolan The Twomey Family Ms. Yolanda Valadez Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wright CRYSTAL CIRCLE $1,000 - $2,499 Michael and Carol Duffey Mr. and Mrs. Peter Godfrey Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hammett

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hilland The Ann Jackson Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William S. Jameson Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Jordan ’74 Mr. and Mrs. John McAlister Mr. Chad P. Robinson ’08 Mr. Joel Robinson and Dr. Ricki Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Brent Schoenbaum Specialty Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Stoddard Mrs. Jayne Thomas Fred and Diane Van der Linde Morris and Esther Victor Joseph M. Zanetta, J.D. 1956 SOCIETY $750 - $999 Mr. and Mrs. David Blue LANCER SOCIETY $500 - $749 AM Electric, Inc Mr. Wayne G. Avjian ’77 The Walt Disney Company Foundation Charlotte Dyson Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone R. Gaffney ’65 GKJ Properties, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hauerwaas Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry J. Moore ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Al Sanchez Barbara and Loren Sanladerer Peter and Serena Williams RED & BLUE SOCIETY $250 - $499 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Anthony ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Coolidge Mr. and Mrs. Philip Greenstreet Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hardy ’84 Ms. Vicki Keros Mrs. Kathleen McCauley

LA SALLE ASSOCIATE $150 - $249 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Asao Ms. Cathy Goyette Mr. and Mrs. Ray Guerrero Mr. and Mrs. Richard McLaren Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Steinmeier ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Brandon D. Ward ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Zwart III ’67 DONOR $1 - $149 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Algeo Mr. and Mrs. Dominic P. Bitonti ’95 Dr. Peter Boyer Mr. Stephen S. Boyer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Browne Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burruso Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Carpenter Donald and Sally Clark Mrs. Charlene Cole Mr. Jesse L. Corona ’81 and Ms. Esmeralda Garcia Ms. Rosalie Curry Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dakan Mr. Ernie Dettorre and Mrs. Myrna Delany-Dettorre Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Doerning Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Eshom Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Faber Mrs. Theresa Ferrante Mr. Robert Jason J. Fraser ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ginoza Ms. Nicole A. Haun ’08 Mr. Kevin M. Healy ’09 Mr. Casey Hilland ’07 Mr. Lucas E. Hilland ’09 Mr. Peter Javryd and Ms. Sharon Palmer Dr. and Mrs. Esler H. Johnson Mrs. MaryLou Judson Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Kiertzner Mr. and Mrs. Howard Knop Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kummer

Mrs. Corinne Leufroy Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Louden Mrs. Josie Lumarda Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lynch Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Maskin Mrs. Josephine Molyneux Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Morales Mr. Carlos Morales ’10 Ms. Nicole L. Murph ’00 Ms. Diane Nicol Ms. Regina P. Orona ’03 Ms. Jillian M. Pelentay ’10 Mrs. Lori Pelentay Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Peters ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pflueger Mr. Truman Pope Ms. Nina Punaro Mr. and Mrs. James Ratkovich Mr. and Mrs. Philip Raycraft Mrs. Beulah Rupp Mr. and Mrs. Steve Schoenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Chad Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shumate Mr. and Mrs. Scott Siegal Ms. Teresa Sinclair Brother Kevin Slate, FSC Mr. and Mrs. Trevor R. Spicer ’94 Mr. Thomas Stafford ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Ken Talianko Mrs. Aglae Trask Mrs. Nora Vargas Ms. Nancy Walsh Mr. and Mrs. John Werden Mr. Roger Wilcox ’69 Mrs. Hannah E. Miller Wilder ’97 Mrs. Barbara Wright Mrs. Darrell A. Wright

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Juniors Receive Fellowships

Brother Christopher Brady, FSC, joins juniors Olivia Kavanaugh, Elisa Stephens and Steven Bickel, who were selected to attend the first La Salle environmental immersion project in Yellowstone National Park during July, 2013.

and Academic Scholarships By John Blackstock ’67

THE ROBINSON FELLOWSHIP Thanks to the generosity of Ricki and Joel Robinson, parents of Chad ’08, the School has created the Robinson Fellowship in Environmental Science. Three juniors, Olivia Kavanaugh, Elisa Stephens and Steven Bickel, spent a week this summer in Yellowstone Park, working side-by-side with National Park Service ecologists and field researchers. They worked on conservation and wildlife restoration projects, collected data related to current field research including population studies, invasive and endangered species accounting as well as challenges to the food chain. As part of the Fellowship, they will be expected to prepare a presentation on the experience for their fellow students in the Environmental Science class. “This opportunity was designed for me!” said Olivia Kavanaugh when she received word of her selection. “When I envision my future, I strongly believe that I will pursue science in 34

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a way that is both beneficial and impactful,” she continued. “I feel a sense of duty when it comes to our earth.” Elisa Stephens says she has always been drawn to and involved in science. “I am passionate about the opportunity to fully involve myself in this type of hands on opportunity. I have a yearning to not only help my environment, but also those who share that environment.” “I have enjoyed Yellowstone in the past on vacation and I understand that people need to give back. I am ready to make a commitment to the park by learning how to restore the land.” commented Steven Bickel after recieving the grant. Steven believes Yellowstone is a place where humans have not really changed nature. “In fact, I think Yellowstone is a place that changes people.”

THE BOB THOMAS SCHOLARSHIP

Brother Christopher Brady, FSC, Mr. John Ring , and Dr. Richard Gray with junior George Situ.

Mr. William “Bob” Thomas had an everlasting impact on his science and math students while he taught at La Salle. Graduates who experienced Bob Thomas in and out of the classroom reported his skills as a teacher, his insistence on precise thinking and his expectation that each of his students would give their best effort to the disciplines he loved. The scholarship in his name recognizes a junior who excels in math and science. The 2013 Bob Thomas Scholarship was awarded to George Situ ’14.

THE ROBERT ALCORN SCHOLARSHIP Robert Alcorn was a revered taskmaster during the decade of service he gave to La Salle High School. Virtually every student who passed through his classroom now reports that their literacy, language, and composition skills are what they are because of his dedicated efforts and high expectations. Bob Alcorn’s efforts in languages and language arts were matched by his dedication outside of the classroom. Drama, French and Spanish clubs all benefited from his single-minded devotion to excellence. To honor the remarkable achievements of Mr. Bob Alcorn, the Class of 1962 established a permanent scholarship to be awarded to a La Salle Junior at the time of the Spring Academic Awards Ceremony. They established as the criteria academic excellence in the fields in which Mr. Alcorn exercised such a profound influence: languages and language arts. The $1,000 scholarship is applied to the student’s Senior year tuition. The 2013 Robert Alcorn Scholarship was awarded to Jamie Kwong ’14. Jamie Kwong with Brother Christopher Brady, FSC. SUMMER 2013

FACULTY UPDATE

DAVEEducator SOLTIS ’90 of the Year

By John Blackstock ’67

ollowing Founder’s Day Liturgy, on May 17, Principal, Brother Christopher Brady, FSC named David Soltis ’90 the Lasallian Educator of the Year. Brother explained that this award is given annually to a faculty member who exemplifies the qualities of St. La Salle…specifically meeting the following criteria: A dedicated and committed individual who is a qualified educator. An educator who understands their own dignity as a child of God so that he or she can pass this on to their students. A person who cherishes and cares for their students like an older brother or sister, and, above all, someone who is committed to a life of faith and prayer so that they can teach their students in the spiritual life, inculcating living values. “Without a doubt, Dave exemplifies these criteria,” he said. Three of the many teachers who nominated Dave described him this way: “This educator is dedicated to the development of the whole student.” “This teacher is an excellent role model for students and faculty alike.” “An individual who has been a model of faith and service as a source of inspiration to the academic department.” 36

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Brother Christopher continued, “In every way, Saint La Salle himself would have been proud of this 21st century educator who loves, instructs and guides students in the pursuit of a human and Christian education. Our recipient diligently works with our students when asked. In fact, one can find Dave on campus available before classes begin, in the classroom during break and lunch and again after school. Our Lasallian Educator spends a great deal of time teaching, tutoring students, and always has a positive attitude about what can be accomplished. Our educator of the year teaches the values of trust, critical thinking and hard work. Dave believes in and lives the principle of teaching the whole person (body, heart, mind and soul), and models what he teaches in his own hard work and dedication to this school community.” La Salle is proud to honor David Soltis who was once a student Lancer himself, and has been serving this community of students since 1999.

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Holyfield, Huley, Schulman

Three New Masters

hree young and august members of the faculty recently obtained their Master’s in Education from Loyola Marymount University. KJERSTI (HOUSMAN) HOLYFIELD ’04 is a 2008 graduate of Azusa Pacific where she was a member on the national championship track team. She teaches physics, anatomy and biology at La Salle and is an assistant coach for the cross county and track teams. DANA HULEY ’05 earned her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University where she played basketball. Dana teaches in the science, social studies and physical education departments. She has been a coach for the girls varsity basketball team since 2010. LISA SCHULMAN graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a BS in Mathematics. She is the Origami Club moderator and teaches Geometry and Algebra 2.

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r. Joanie Ruggles, former Dean of Students, continues in her ministry. “I have taken a look at my life and asked the question, ’What will I do in my next chapter of life?’ Through prayer, discernment and reflection, I realized I can continue to be of service to others.” Joanie has a Doctorate in Ministry and a Masters of Divinity with years of experience working with youth and adults. She is available to help with marriages, funerals, memorials and spiritual guidance. She has performed this service in the past, and is looking forward to the next chapter in her life of service. celebrationsofhope.co

Dr. Richard Gray, President, La Salle, Brother Visitor Donald Johanson, FSC (SF), Brother Visitor Timothy Caldwell, FSC (NO) and Brother Christopher Brady, FSC, Principal, La Salle.

n an historic gathering, Brothers from the San Francisco and New Orleans-Santa Fe Districts gathered June 10-14 to formally agree to join together as a new district to be called the District of San Francisco New Orleans. The name of the new entity was determined by vote and will officially come into being on July 1, 2014. The four-day Constitutive Assembly held at the Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center in Sierra Madre, California, culminated two years of meetings and consultation. Eighty-five Brothers from both Districts met to examine the final structure, decide upon a name, and to vote on its approval. In a statement, the soon-to-be-joined groups declared that they see themselves “as Brothers without borders” and the creation of a new district as an opportunity to renew the mission of serving the young. General Councilor Brother Robert Schieler noted that “the Partners and Brothers who will comprise the new District of San Francisco New Orleans are writing a new chapter in a glorious history of innovative educational service to the poor, the young and the adults in our country.” Symbolic of the hope and renewed strength of the new district, the closing prayer service was followed by a welcoming ceremony for three postulants and the robing of two novices. As a confirmation of their commitment to the new unity, all the professed Brothers in attendance renewed their religious vows. The Brothers of the Christian Schools, the San Francisco District De La Salle Christian Brothers have been educating students in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona since 1868 and have taught at La Salle since 1956. SUMMER 2013

alumni national month of service T

he Alumni National Month of Service is a unique opportunity to unite La Salle grads in an effort to provide community service throughout the month of May. This is an extension of the service La Salle students do throughout the year. With over 6,000 alumni living in nearly every state, the potential to have a positive and meaningful impact in the community is enormous.

During the month of May, Alumni were are encouraged to:

• VOLUNTEER! Three projects were organized by the Alumni Association in Pasadena, Los Angeles and San Francisco

• HELP set up a community service project in their area for fellow alums and community members to participate in.

• GET INVOLVED with an ongoing service project in their community.

• SHARE their volunteer stories and pictures with the La Salle community.

Many thanks to the alums who got involved in this annual initiative and shared their community service stories with the Alumni Association! To get involved next year, contact the Alumni Office at 626.696.4362 or alumni@lasallehs.org.

PASADENA Pasadena area alums volunteered their time on Saturday, May 11th to help the Salvation Army of Pasadena serve breakfast to the homeless and low income seniors in Memorial Park. Volunteers also passed out hygiene kits and socks to those in need. Thank you Pat Riley ’75, Director of Social Services for the Salvation Army Pasadena, for making this project possible. Alumni who participated include, left to right: Dustin DeMesa ’96, Justin DeMesa ’17, Pat Riley ’75, Anjali Agrawal ’03, Courtney Santos ’13, Peter Hoffman ’68, Briana Santos ’09. Not pictured: Wayne Damore ’75.

LOS ANGELES Alumni living in the Los Angeles area volunteered at the St. Francis Center in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, May 4th. The St. Francis Center provides relief and support to homeless and extremely low-income individuals and families. Alumni helped sort and hand out food to those the St. Francis center serves. Thank you Marianne Reifer ’01, Development Associate, and Jill Trousdale ’01, Executive Director, for making this project possible. Those in attendance included, left to right, back row: Jack Shier ’81, Kathleen Polenzani Talbot ’97, Wayne Damore ’75, Rose d’Amato Salinas ’98, Cristina Zubok ’98, Cosmo Konrad ’15, Adam Konrad ’87, Ryan Konrad ’15, Marianne Reifer ’01. Bottom row, left to right: Susan Ehring ’97, Kelly Harper Tapert ’95, Aston Trejo (son of Cristina Zubok ’98), Ken Keeler ’02. Not pictured: Paul Lees ’75, Jill Trousdale ’01, Kristen Schultz Wray ’98.

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SAN FRANCISCO Alumni living in San Francisco volunteered their time on Saturday, April 27th to tutor 4th-8th grade students at De Marillac Academy. De Marillac Academy offers a tuition-free education in a values-based environment to low-income students in the Tenderloin and other innercity neighborhoods. Many thanks to Jenny Gosselin ’02, Bay Area Alumni Chapter Rep, for organizing this opportunity. Alumni who participated include, left to right: Jenny Gosselin ’02, Francine DeMarco ’98, Heather Marsh ’11, Juliet Brooks ’12 and Paul Taquino ’72.

alumni service stories Thank you to our alums for the great work you are doing in your communities. Each and every volunteer makes an impact and our goal is to showcase that. To share your volunteer experience contact Kristen Schultz ’98, Director of Alumni Relations, at alumni@lasallehs.org or 626.696.4362. LAURA BARRERO ’10

Laura is entering her senior year at UCLA and was active in UCLA’s Pediatric AIDS Coalition Dance Marathon. Earlier this year, she and fellow dancers stayed on their feet for 26 hours to literally take a stand against Pediatric AIDS. Proceeds benefited the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, Project Kindle, and the UCLA AIDS Institute. Dancers raised a grand total of $475,422.57 this year! Laura (pictured first on the left) also participated with her sorority sisters in Chelsea’s Run, a 5K in San Diego supporting Chelsea’s Light Foundation. Chelsea’s Light Foundation was created after the disappearance and death of San Diego teen Chelsea King in 2010 and strives to protect the 9.3 million California children from violent predators.

ANJALI AGRAWAL ’03

Anjali volunteers her time reading to kids one Saturday a month, mentoring high school juniors and seniors for the Saturday Business Academy and working with Habitat for Humanity.

KALA CUERINGTON ’06

Just finished her first year in the FoodCorps AmeriCorps program which aims to increase nutrition education, gardens, and local produce in schools. Kala’s host site was at a high school on an urban farm in New Haven, CT.

health care given to kids of underserved and underrepresented backgrounds in schools from the LA Unified School District. His program is constantly providing dental screenings and oral health education in various other community outreach events such as Health Fairs.

ERIC MEDINA ’90

Eric volunteers as the Board Vice-Chair for the Synergy Academies Board of Directors. Founded in 2004, the mission of Synergy Academies (Synergy) is to create and share solutions that eliminate the achievement gap. Synergy creates and shares solutions through the operation of urban public charter schools in South Los Angeles that implement a holistic approach to education, believe in collective accountability, and share best practices through professional collaboration. Synergy schools are Synergy Charter Academies (Grades K-5) established in 2004, Synergy Kinetic Academy (Grades 6-8) established in 2008 and Synergy Quantum Academy (Grades 9-12) established in 2011. All schools operate in the lowest performing areas in South Los Angeles where students have been historically underserved. As a board member Eric has the fiduciary responsibility of overseeing the finances, mission and operation of these schools.

WYNTON KUN ’10

Wynton is entering his senior year at UC Davis and has given back by raising over $1,000 for the Jimmy V Foundation for cancer research, planting trees in the community of Davis through the treedavis.org foundation and volunteering at local animal shelters.

SEAN MURPHY ’65 CARLOS SANCHEZ ’94

Carlos is the Clinical Director of the Neighborhood Mobile Dental Van Program at the Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC where he oversees the oral

Sean is a member of the Board of Trustees of Sunstone Montessori in Portland, Oregon. He has been volunteering with a number of Montessori programs for several years. SUMMER 2013

DECADE of the ’70s R

he Classes of 1970-1979 came back to campus on June 22, 2013 to celebrate the return of the Decade of the ’70s Reunion. Nearly 100 alumni were in attendance representing all 10 classes and favorite faculty members from the decade including Brother Chris Brady, FSC, Father Wayne

Campbell, Brother William Carriere, FSC and John Ring were also in attendance. The Decade of the ’70s raised nearly $10,000 for their Reunion Class Gift initiative to support the Brother Celestine Scholarship Fund to allow future Lancers without the financial means to attend their Alma Mater.

The Class of 1975 showed off their Reunion Class Gifts- alumni baseball caps! Standing, left to right: Andre Vaughn, Terry Kelly, Mark Dewald, Wayne Damore, John Zwart, Ed McFaul, Miguel Salas, Nick Thompson, Dino Clarizio, Dick Crawford, Paul Lees, Mike Marlatt, John Bigley, Gary Macdonald, Phil Coombes. Sitting, left to right: Vincent Mejia, David DiLettera, Jim LeBerthon, Bill Morris.

The Class of 1973 was also celebrating their 40 Year Reunion. Back row, left to right, John Buchan, Jim Todd, Paul Corbett, Barney Powell, Nick Roman, Steve Arkfeld, Matthew Thompson, Curtis Rybaczyk. Front row, left to right, Barry Brock, Brian Higgins, Tom Fahey, Thom Wynne, Brad Wright, Bill Elerding, Jaime Alcantara. MORE PICTURES FROM THE REUNION CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT WWW.LANCERNETWORK.COM 40

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Mike Perez ’79, Valerie Tesauro, Jeff Moscaret ’77, Wayne Avjian ’77

Tom Garry ’78, Rainier Manzanilla ’78, Brother William Carriere, FSC, Hanfu Lee ’78, Paul Bigley ’77

Justin Blackstock ’71, Raul Espinoza ’71, Dan Lopez ’71, Chip McNamara ’71

Steve Singer ’70, Tom Grimes ’70, Jim Goetz ’70, Tim Elfelt ’70, Mark Krouse ’70, Mark Bevan ’70

John Foran ’74, Tony Exposito ’74, Glenn Burke ’74, Father Wayne Campbell

Mark Passarini ’72, Wayne Polek ’72, Rich Schmidt ’72

Cindy Lamberti, Michael Lamberti ’76, Patricia Hayes, Gregory Hayes ’76, Joseph Peters ’76, Linda Richardson, Patrick McLaughlin ’76

La Salle Brothers Matthew Thompson ’73, Nick Thompson ’75, Peter Thompson ’71 SUMMER 2013

FIFTY

YEAR

REUNION

The Class of 1963 celebrated their 50 Year Reunion on May 23-24, 2013. The events on Thursday, May 23rd included the Golden Diploma Presentation in front of the student body and the graduating Class of 2013 followed by the Golden Diploma Luncheon. The festivities continued on Friday with a tour of JPL and the official Reunion Dinner at Matt Denny’s Ale House in Arcadia. A fabulous time was had by all in attendance over the two days especially with Brother Mel Anderson, FSC and Brother Stanislaus Campbell, FSC present.

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The Class of 1963 has set a Reunion Gift goal to raise $30,000 over the next three years to fully endow the Brother Mel Anderson Scholarship Fund to make a Lasallian education possible for students in need. If you are interested in supporting their Class Gift initiative please contact the Alumni Office at 626.696.4362 or you can make a gift online at www.lasallehs.org/Give. More pictures can be found on the alumni website at www.lancernetwork.com

Those in attendance for the Golden Diploma Presentation included, top row, left to right: Steve Johnson ’63, Tom Gufrey ’63, Larry Byrd ’63, Joe Eiben ’63, John Karnowski ’63, Mike Richards ’63, Jim Roosevelt ’63. Bottom row, left to right, Brother Mel Anderson, FSC, Dick Baumer ’63, John Zuerlein ’63, Jim Walshe ’63, Craig Foster ’63, Alfred Chaix ’63, Brother Stanislaus Campbell, FSC.

Those in attendance for the Reunion Dinner included, back row, left to right: Jim Roosevelt ’63, John Kalen ’63, Mike Dooling ’63, Joe Eiben ’63, John Karnowski ’63, Dick Steel ’63, Alfred Chaix ’63, Dick Baumer ’63, Scott Hill ’63, Rich Schoren ’63, Ben Sanders ’63, Gary Ferandell ’63. Bottom row, left to right, Steve Johnson ’63, Dave Retz ’63, Craig Foster ’63, Brother Mel Anderson, FSC, John Zuerlein ’63, Lou Santilena ’63, Jim Walshe ’63. 42

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Staying

Connected

1960

Tony Kane and his wife Kathleen (Kaye) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 6, 2013 with family at The Running Y Golf Resort in Klamath Falls, OR. Those

and Administrators. He and his wife Robbie have four daughters ranging in age from 17-41 and live in Davis. Steven Goetz was a faculty member at Orange Coast College and now counsels students and administers the honors program for the college. Steven is the director for the Crop Interfaith Hunger Walk in Orange County and volunteers at the Isaiah House, a homeless shelter. He and his wife have two grown children and one grandson, Peter (8).

in attendance included their sons, daughters, spouses and two adult grandsons. Tony and Kaye have five other grandchildren ranging from 5-12 years old. Those pictured are back row (l-r): Julie Kane-Parrett (Alverno ’83), Michael Kane ’82, Ricky Kane, Tim Kane ’84; Middle Row (l-r): Lisa Pearson Kane (Alverno ’84), Jenna Kane Harkins (Alverno ’87), Peter Harkins, Sarah Rock & fiancé Matthew Kane. Front: Kaye & Tony Kane. Julie, Lisa & Jenna were all cheerleaders at La Salle.

1964

David Murphy is the retired superintendent for the Davis Unified School District and currently serves as a consultant for the California Association of Latino Superintendents

DERBY

Philip Monohan is an income and estate tax accountant for Boas & Boas LLP in San Francisco. He and his wife Marie have two daughters and live in San Carlos, California. John Spalding and his wife are retired and enjoy playing golf and taking out their RV. They reside in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1973

Curtis Rybaczyk is a satellite truck operator and TV news engineer for KFSNTV, ABC & Disney. He has won several awards for his work including two Emmy awards, a RTNDA award (Radio Television Digital News Association) and the Edward R. Murron Award for investigative reporting. He and his wife Lorrie have been married for 32 years and have two grown children. Curtis is active with the Knights of Columbus and lives in Coarsegold, CA. Barry Brock has his own accounting firm in San Dimas where he lives with his wife Patti. He has three children, three step-children and two grandchildren.

Larry Viselli and his wife have two sons and are enjoying retirement in Morro Bay. Greg Bridgland is self employed as an accountant specializing in tax planning and estate and trust preparation for high net worth individuals. He and his wife Karen Harrington live in Encinitas. Jarlath Oley and his wife Diane have two children, four grandchildren and live in Torrance. Terry Mead is a supervising judicial staff attorney for the California Supreme Court. He also volunteers with the Lindsay Wildlife Museum and the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory. Terry and his wife Lois Reynold have two children and live in Orinda, California.

Named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American

San Diego State relief pitcher Bowdien “Bubba” Derby ’12 has been named to the 2013 Louisville Slugger’s Freshmen AllAmerican Baseball Team. He is the 11th Aztec in the history of the program to receive the honor and the third in the past three seasons. Derby, a right-hander, served as the Aztecs’ closer in his first season of collegiate ball compiling a record of 4-3 with 10 saves and a 3.79 earned run average. He struck out 44 batters over his 35.2 innings of work while walking 14. He was named to the all-Mountain West second team after recoding six saves with a 2-2 record and a 3.32 earned run average in league contests. He led the conference in saves both overall and in league play. His 10 saves in 2013 ranks as the sixth-most ever in a season by an Aztec and already are the 11thmost on the SDSU career list. Of his 24 appearances during the season, 23 came in a relief role. His lone start came in the contest against UNLV on

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May 25 in an elimination game at the Mountain West Tournament. In that contest he tossed five innings allowing two runs on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts to notch his fourth win of the year. San Diego State went on to win the conference tournament and play at the NCAA Regional in Los Angeles. The Aztecs’ final record of 31-31 was its best in the past four seasons. Season highlights included winning the conference tournament for the first time since 2000, placing six players on the all-tourney team and having six athletes earn all-Mountain West honors. At La Salle, Bubba struck out well over a batter per inning during his high school career (237K’s in 177.2 innings) while issuing only 28 walks. A two-time Division 4 AllCIF selection he was named the Del Rey League MVP as a senior after compiling a pitching record of 9-1 with a 0.60 earned run average. He also batted .395 with nine doubles, three home runs and 27 RBIs. SUMMER 2013

Matthew Thompson is the president of Physician Extender Consultants, Inc. in Glendora. Nick Roman just moved over from senior editor at KPCC to the host of KPCC’s daily broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered”. You can listen to Nick on KPCC 89.3FM or kpcc.org. Nick and his wife Mary have two daughters and live in Laguna Niguel.

1975

Dick Crawford is a broker associate with Prudential Realty. He is an active

ATTENTION

Decade of the ’80s Grads! We know you have been waiting to for it so here it is….. the return of the

Decade of the ’80s Reunion! The Classes of 1980-1989, including favorite faculty members from that era, will gather again on campus on

SATURDAY - JUNE 7, 2014. Reunion Reps are needed from all classes so please contact the Alumni Office if you are interested in helping out at alumni@lasallehs.org or 626.696.4362.

member of Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus and is an ambassador for the city of Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. Dick makes his home in Anaheim Hills.

1979

Steve Hayzlett is an electrical construction supervisor for the city of Pasadena. He and his wife Karen have one son, one granddaughter and live in Pasadena.

1988

Father Bill Nicholas has a new home in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as a priest at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Simi Valley.

1995

Ted Tekippe is the CEO of DoubleBeam, a mobile payments infrastructure company, which won the Startup Showcase Competition in June at Silicon Beach Fest, Southern California’s largest tech startup event.

1996

Alejandro Arca is the In House Counsel for The Home Depot in Atlanta, Georgia.

1997

Dario Khamvongsa is an independent motion graphic designer. He and his wife Melissa have a son, Locke, who was born on May 30, 2012, and live in Sun Valley.

1998

Darren Reed earned his Associate of Applied Sciences from the College

DAVE HUTCHESON ’80 Captain Dave “Hutch” Hutcheson ’80 was named Arcadia Rotary Firefighter of the Year during a ceremony in June of this year. Arcadia City Councilman, Bob Harbicht introduced Acting Fire Chief, Kurt Norwood who made the presentation to the 28 year veteran. After earning his BS degree from University of La Verne, Dave worked his way up through the ranks of the Arcadia Fire Department with numerous certifications and citations. Dave’s list of accomplishments include developing the City Arson program and the “tiller man” program for steering the back of ladder trucks. He is the Verdugo Cities Rapid Intervention and Ventilation Committee member and Trainer. He is the department expert on weapons of mass destruction and conducts background and security checks on new personnel, as well as coordinating the honor and color guard teams. Dave has been on the Arcadia Fire Department for nearly 30 years. He 44

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of Southern Nevada earlier this year and is now enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for a degree in mechanical engineering. He and his wife Kerrie have two children and live in Las Vegas.

2003

Bryce Alden graduated from USC in 2008 with a BS in Physics. He is now an engineer with Deluxe Digital Cinema and lives in Los Angeles. Francesca Ranieri spent some time volunteering in Costa Rica at the Maleku indigenous reservation and now currently works in hospitality for the Turiya Hotel in Goa, India while studying yoga and meditation. She is planning on relocating to Cambridge, England in the near future. Jennifer Alvarado started working for Toyota in 2005 as an intern and became a full time associate in the sales and marketing department in 2007 upon her graduation from USC. Dan Bukata is the director of marketing for the Center for Medical Education, Inc. He and his wife Stephanie have been married for five years and have a daughter Brook (2). Dan and his family live in Tempe, Arizona. Peter Singer plans to graduate with his MBA from Pepperdine in December 2013. Jessie Stegner lives in Chicago and works in customer support for Groupon. She is an ensemble member of Comedy Sportz Chicago and a graduate of the Second City Conservatory Program. She is currently performing in sketch and improv comedy at the Second City training center and other Chicago venues.

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has held the positions of Firefighter, Engineer, Captain, and Captain II. “He could get this award every year,” said Acting Chief Norwood. Dave was a band member at La Salle and is a self-taught bagpiper and is proud to be the official Arcadia Fire Department Piper. Dave is a committed community member helping to coordinate numerous fundraising events the past two decades. However, Dave has spent hundreds of hours the past 20 months on his new passion; restoring a classic 1926 LaFrance fire engine. Dave was accompanied by his wife Beth, daughter Kiley, son Cullen and mother Sarah at the Rotary award luncheon.

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A special congratulations to the Class of 2013 Legacies including, left to right: Scott Wright ’82 and his son Daniel ’13, Brillando Valmonte ’81 and his son Joshua ’13, Bernie Santos ’80 and his daughter Alicia ’80, John Dolan ’73 and his son John ’13, Mike Sullivan ’70 and his son Patrick ’13, Orlando Clarizio ’81 and his son Nick ’13. Not pictured: John Joseph ’84 and his son Justin ’13. Incoming Class of 2017 Legacies include: Jonathan Clarizio, son of Orlando ’81, Justin DeMesa, son of Dustin ’96, Katerina Esquivel, daughter of Max ’83, Harrison Macdonald, son of Kirk ’85, Nick Mirasol, son of Rafael ’80, Sebastian Beltran-Moeller, son of Greg Moeller ’84.

WASHINGTON DC ALUMNI CHAPTER HAPPY HOUR In an effort to connect with more alums living outside the Los Angeles area the Alumni Association has started organizing alumni chapters around the country. The Washington DC Alumni Chapter headed up by Christina Miller ’03 had their first happy hour event on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 at Fado’s Irish Pub. DC Alums in attendance included, left to right: Lesley Wake ’03, Alan Sielen ’67, Steve Gettinger ’66, Duke Banks ’64, Christina Miller ’03, Jay Crews ’86, Peter Larr ’07 and Porter Byers ’07. If you are interested in joining the DC Alumni Chapter for their next gathering or want to start a chapter in your hometown contact the Alumni Office at 626.696.4362 or alumni@lasallehs.org. Alumni Chapters currently exist in the Bay Area, San Diego and Washington DC.

TAKAOKA

Earns Capital One Academic All-District Honors for Second Straight Year

In recognition of her excellent performance both on and off the court, Kimi Takaoka ’10, has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District VIII Women’s Basketball team at Chapman University by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). With this recognition, the athletic training major becomes the first Chapman women’s basketball player to receive the honor in consecutive seasons since Chapman’s Nicole Hayman did so in 2007-08 and 2008-09. Kimi, a second-year starter, lead the Panthers with an average of 16.4 points per game. She has scored in doubledigits in 16 of the Panthers’ 20 games, including a career-

best 35-point performance on Nov. 17 vs. UC Merced. Takaoka’s high-scoring effort at the Redlands Tip-Off Classic earned her the SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week honors. The rigors of competition have not slowed down Takaoka in the classroom as the Arcadia native owns a 3.93 cumulative grade point average. Kimi was a four-year letterman on the La Salle basketball squad as well as an outstanding All-League golfer for the Lancers. SUMMER 2013

Caitlin Shea is a compensation analyst for LinkedIn in San Francisco. She received her MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from San Jose State in 2012. Caroline (Potter) Varner is a lead teacher at Sage Vista School in San Jose. She is currently pursuing a Master in Education and Administration at San Jose State University. Caroline and her husband Kurt have been married for two years and live in Mountain View. Erica Hartley is the district operations manager for Floyd’s 99 Barbershops in Studio City. She

CLASS of 2008 Five Year Reunion Thanksgiving Eve

Everyone will be there so you don’t want to miss out! Wednesday, November 27th 7:30pm - 10:00pm Café Santorini’s Rococo Room in Old Town Pasadena Many thanks to the Reunion Committee: Lauren Bieker, Samantha Godfrey, Brendan Gripp, Alyssa Hammers, Lauren McAlister, Monique Nguyen, Joe Olender and Michael Palffy Invitations will be mailed in late October so make sure your contact information is up to date with the Alumni Office.

For more information contact the Alumni Office at 626.696.4362 or alumni@lasallehs.org.

lived in Arizona until 2008 and bought a home in Glendale last year. Savanaha Lamp is the creative services manager for Neuro Drinks in Santa Monica. Andrew Chen graduated from the University of St. Louis Medical School in June 2013 and is now working at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago.

2004

Mark Dondanville is the Director of Customer Service for Zuberance. He earned his MBA from the University of San Francisco earlier this year and lives in San Francisco. Christina Libardoni graduated from the University of San Diego with a Political Science degree in 2008, then went to Claremont Graduate University and graduated in 2010 with a Master in Education and a teaching degree. Christina now works with Scholastic Education as an implementation consultant, training and coaching teachers in reading intervention. She has also continued to pursue her passion in dance and is currently a member and officer of Collabor8 Dance Company in Arcadia.

2005

Ian Foran graduated from UCLA School of Medicine on May 31, 2013 as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society. He will be completing his residency at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) for Orthopedic Surgery for the next six years. Benjamin Trousdale received his first degree in Kinesiology from Arizona State and worked as an EMT for two years in Los Angeles. He went on to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) and graduated

this past May with a degree in nursing. He started work at USC in August at the Keck Medical Center in the Neuro-sciences ICU. Ben was present at the Boston Marathon earlier this year as a spectator and was able to help with triage for victims of the bombing on the scene. Matthew Jones graduated with his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in May. Chris Bigley graduated from USC’s Ostrow School of Dentistry with his Doctor of Dental Surgery in May.

2006

Joanna Serrano graduated from Woodbury University on May 4, 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture. She is currently working for two design firms completing international design works. Michael Salas has started his airline pilot career flying cargo out of Burbank. He is a captain at Ameriflight LLC.

2007

Daniel Salas graduated in 2013 from the University of the Pacific, earning his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. He is completing his post-graduate pharmacy practice residency at Alameda Health Systems in Oakland. Gina Foran will be attending the University of San Diego Law School starting this fall.

2008

Adam Compton graduated from Northern Arizona University with a BS in Engineering earlier this year. Kevin Sillona graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cal Poly Pomona in 2012 with a degree in

SAMUEL joins “Great Food Truck Race” AHREN SAMUEL ’06 (pictured center) graduated with a degree in International Relations from Spelman College in 2010 but was not sure what direction she wanted to head in for her career. After some soul searching, she realized that her fondest memories growing up came from spending time cooking with her grandmother and parents and that food was still a passion of hers. With that in mind, she enrolled in the culinary program at LA Trade Technical College. Shortly thereafter, she met Chef Darrell “Das” Smith, now one of her teammates on The Food Network’s ’The Great Food Truck Race.’ A year after meeting Chef Das she became his Sous Chef at his new restaurant in West Hollywood. Unfortunately, the restaurant closed within a year of opening, but she and Chef Das kept in touch. Fast forward to a few months ago, and Ahren received a call from Chef Das asking her to join him on The Great Food Truck Race. Their team, complete with another former sous chef Maurice McQueen, is called The Slide Show Food Truck and they specialize in gourmet sliders, fries and sides. They came up with the concept rather easily because everyone loves sliders and they are easy to transform and customize. 46

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The Great Food Truck Race is in its 4th Season and this season kicks off the longest route in series history (4,181 miles) with culinary challenges that celebrate the country’s national landmarks from the Hollywood Sign to South Dakota’s Crazy Horse Memorial to the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. The competitors are not current food truck operators- they are eight teams of talented cooks who each have their own unique concept and a dream to operate their own food truck business. Each three-person team is provided a vehicle for the race but only the grand-prize winner gets to keep their food truck and a $50,000 cash prize to start their business. Hosted by Tyler Florence, the seven episode series premiered on Sunday, August 18th at 9:00pm ET/PT on Food Network.

Business, majoring in Finance. After graduation he was hired as a credit analyst for Union Bank. Haig Gazarian graduated from UC Irvine in 2012 with a Biology degree. He received his Master in Biomedical Sciences from Midwestern University earlier this year and is now attending Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine and plans on earning his D.M.D - Doctor of Medical Dentistry, in 2017. John Bottala graduated from the University of La Verne earlier this year with a BA in Public Relations. Daniel Garrison graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Architecture and a minor in Art History in June.

2009

Courtney Little graduated from Clark University with high honors on May 19, 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a minor in Education. Next year, she will be a producing/casting intern at McCarter Theatre Center in New Jersey.

Jasmine Jenkins graduated Cum Laude from Spelman College on May 19, 2013 with a BA in Psychology with a concentration in Medicine. She spent the summer performing neuroscience research in Barcelona, Spain through a Minority & Health Disparities International Research Training Program (MHIRT). This fall she starts her Master of Science at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education in counseling and mental health services. Kevin Mattice graduated with dual degrees in Sports Management and International Studies from Southern Methodist University in May. Megan Le Noue graduated Cum Laude with a BA in Anthropology from Saint Mary’s College in May.

2010 & 2011

Alexandra Don graduated from Santa Clara University in June and is starting law school at Marquette University this fall. Luke Hilland graduated from the University of Redlands on April 20, 2013 with a Bachelor of Music in Performance. In September, he started at Northwestern University in Chicago to pursue a Master of Music in Performance. Luke says that Redlands was very good to him and that he has made great strides as a French horn player. Ashley Siewert graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology on May 26, 2013.

The band Ride The Wave emerged from the band Panoramic Views, who once played a lunchtime concert at La Salle High School in 2009. All five members of Ride The Wave are La Salle grads and all five were teammates on the La Salle Lancer Baseball Team. From left to right, Andrew Summers ’10 (a communications major at Cal State Northridge), Tyler Wagner ’10 (a music industry major at Cal Poly Pomona), Brian Hill ’10 (a film major at Cal State Northridge), Lorenzo Alvarez ’10 (a political science major at Cal State Northridge), and Travis MacDonald ’11(an

economics major at USC). The band can be found online at www.facebook.com/orangegrovemusic.

2011

Roque Valiente spent the summer in Taipei, Taiwan interning with China Credit Information Services as an advertising and equity researching agent. Roque is starting his junior year at USC in the fall. Lauren Bruer is majoring in popular music performance at USC as a guitarist.

2013

Nicholas Espinosa is an aviation electrician’s mate in the United States Navy.

Weddings

Angela Torres ’96 and Matthew Ziskie were wed on December 8, 2012 at the Altadena Town & Country Club. Mary Jo (Boyd) Prince ’96 served as the Matron of Honor and Kelly (Harper) Tapert ’95 was a bridesmaid. Angela and Matt recently moved back to San Francisco from Switzerland where Matt is working for a pharmaceutical company called Onyx and Angela is planning on going back to school. Louis Christopher Orona ’02 and Jasmine Gausin were married on May 24, 2013. Amber Beaston ’03 married Michael Rider at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach on October 27, 2012. The wedding

SHUSTER stars for Loyola Marymount

Sterling Shuster ’11 was named the Pacific Coast Softball Conference Player of the Week last May. Shuster had arguably the best weekend of her career, going 5-for-12 (.417) with four home runs, eight RBIs and four runs scored in LMU’s four-game series against the University of San Diego. The sophomore second baseman had a .533 on-base percentage and a 1.417 slugging percentage in the four games. In the series opener, she accounted for all four Lion runs, launching a three-run homer in the third that gave the Lions a 3-2 lead and adding a solo shot in the fifth to provide a two-run cushion. In game two, she gave the Lions a 1-0 lead with a solo shot in the fourth. She added a single in the ninth to finish 2-for4 in the 2-1, 10-inning win. Her home run heroics continued

in game three as she snapped a 1-1 tie with a two-run, walk-off home run in the eighth innings to give LMU the 3-1 win. While she did not collect a hit in the final game, she did draw two walks and collected an RBI when she reached on an error in the seventh. All told, Shuster accounted for eight of the Lions’ 12 runs in the series. Last season, she earned the starting roll at second base as a rookie... hit .228 with 39 hits, including a pair of doubles and one home run. Sterling also scored 29 times and drove in 16 runs. Her first collegiate hit was against UC Davis - the Lions’ second game of the year. A four-year letter winner and two year team captain for La Salle under coach Mike Harper, batted .351 with 76 runs and 88 RBIs and lead the Lancers to the CIF Championship in 2010. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and is now majoring in film and television production at LMU.

SUMMER 2013

party included La Salle grads Shauna Beaston ’96, Caty Beaston ’01, Toni Beaston ’07, Jenny Reaume ’03, Shannon (Acosta) George ’03, and Lisa Russo ’03. La Salle guests in attendance included Nick Forillo ’03, Danielle (Gallagher) Forillo ’03, Kristy (Gigliobianco) Chico ’03, Leslie Moncada ’03, Kristin Kelley ’04, and Alissa (Godwin) Suski ’04. Amber is an operating room nurse at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, and Michael is a firefighter currently going to the Paramedic Training Institute.

ny and April celebrated eight years of marriage in August (together 18 years in June) and have owned a mortgage and real estate company since 2005. Anthony started law school in September.

ton Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. He weighed 8lbs., 15oz and was 22” long.

Mary Jo (Boyd) Prince ’96 and her husband Andy welcomed their beautiful daughter, Camille Leah, on December 12, 2012 at 1:41am. Camille joins big sister Violet (4). Camille’s godparents are Angela (Torres) Ziskie ’96 and Matthew Ziskie. Mary Jo and her family reside in Sierra Madre.

Mario Foresta ’00 and his wife Melissa are over the moon for their baby girl, Emersyn “Emmy” Naomi Foresta, who was born on April 30, 2013 at 7:53am. She weighed 6lbs., 3oz. and was 20.5” long.

Births & Adoptions

Juliana (DelMuro) Ravetto ’99 and her husband Colby welcomed their son, Nico Alexander Ravetto, on December 11, 2012 weighing 5lbs., 6oz. and 20” in length. Juliana and Colby were married in March 2011 and live in Torrance.

Anthony Tavera ’96 & April (Chadbourne-Swart) Tavera ’96 had their first baby, Avery Harper Tavera, on June 5, 2012. She was 7lbs., 11oz. and 21.5” in length. Antho-

Aaron Steinberg ’01 and his wife Devon welcomed their son, Caleb Howard Steinberg, on March 12, 2013 at 4:34pm. He weighed in at 8lbs., 11oz, and was 23.5” long. Aaron and Devon were married in Hawaii on August 22, 2013 and live in San Jose. Aaron works as a QA lead at Apple in Cupertino.

Rick Reed ’00 and Jessica (Berry) Reed ’00 brought their son Mason Reffling Reed into the world on April 18, 2013 at 8:36pm at Hunting-

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Check out all the great things your Alumni Association has planned for the coming year!

DON’T MISS LANCER HOMECOMING OCTOBER 18TH. More information can be found online at www.lancernetwork.com. OCTOBER 2013 10/18 - Homecoming Football Game and Half-Time 10th Battalion Alumni Athletic Award Presentation Honoring Jamie Bell ’04 & Brett Weigand ’05 NOVEMBER 2013 11/3 - Open House 11/7 - Veterans Day Assembly Honoring Alumni Veterans 11/9 - Alumni Night for the Fall Drama Production 11/28-11/30 - Lancer Athletics Weekend Alumni Flag Football, Alumni Basketball, Co-Ed Alumni Soccer Tournament, Co-Ed Alumni Softball, Alumni Water Polo DECEMBER 2013 12/7 - Adopt-A-Family Gift Wrapping Party & Santa Visit Help wrap Christmas Gifts for needy children and have your photo taken with Santa. A great event for alumni and their families! JANUARY 2014 1/7-1/11 - Take A Lancer To Lunch Week College-Age alums are invited back to campus to share their college experience with current students. 48

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FEBRUARY 2014 2/8 - Alumni Baseball Game 2/8 - Orange County Alumni Gathering MARCH 2014 3/1 - San Diego Alumni Gathering 3/4, 3/6, 3/11 - Career Days Alumni are invited to share their career experiences with the sophomore class. 3/22 - Taste of La Salle benefitting the Alumni Scholarship Fund 3/29 - Bay Area Alumni Gathering APRIL 2014 4/5 - Alumni Night for the Spring Theatre Production MAY 2014 Alumni National Month of Service 5/22 - Class of 2014 Alumni Induction 5/22 - Class of 1964 Golden Diploma Presentation JUNE 2014 6/7 - Decade of the ’80s Reunion

Welcome

Our New Admissions Director

fter a five-month national search process, Ms. Ronée McLaughlin was chosen as La Salle’s new Director of Admissions. Most recently, she worked in the Washington D.C. area advising families on admissions strategies and placement. She has an impressive resume of working for some top-flight schools on the east coast and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our school community. Ronée received her undergraduate degree from Spelman College, a law degree from Georgetown University and her Masters from Harvard University. She has been a teacher,

advisor, counselor and assistant professor at a number of prestigious east-coast schools. Since 2009, Ronée was the President of Admissions Strategies, a comprehensive independent school and college admissions counseling firm. Ronée has completed the move into her new home in Pasadena, conveniently close to La Salle. Her daughter, Sinclair, has enrolled in our Junior Class and enjoys the easy commute while looking forward to participating in the Arts program. “La Salle’s Mission to Nurture, Inspire, Challenge and Motivate its students is very exciting to me. I’m very pleased to be back in California at such a great school,” she says. Ronée’s parents reside in southern California and are most pleased to have her back in “the neighborhood.” Mr. Patrick Henry has returned to the classroom after 15 years as the Schools’ Admissions Director.

NO COST FUNDRAISER

SUPPORTERS!

A sincere thank you to all La Salle families, grandparents and friends who participate in our year-round, NO COST FUNDRAISERS! What is a NO COST fundraiser? It’s quick and easy… Register your cards, shop (in stores and on-line), or dine and money comes back to La Salle at NO COST TO YOU! These programs exist with the help of companies such as eSCRIP*, RALPHS and TARGET. *(eScrip includes Vons, Hows, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, DriversEd.com, restaurants and many more on-line stores) La Salle’s estimated earnings for the year ending August 2013 were over $10,000. La Salle’s NO COST FUNDRAISER lifetime total earnings are over $125,000. Thank you! Please visit the La Salle website under “Support LSHS” and “No Cost Fundraisers” Any questions? Email: Michele Hardy mlhardyconsulting@yahoo.com or Beckie Holmes holmes.beckie@gmail.com

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Transforming Lives Since 1680

The Alumni Association and Students of La Salle High School invite all former and current members of the United States Armed Services to our

VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:30am Duffy Lewis Gymnasium The Assembly will include performances by La Salleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award winning band & choir. In an effort to honor all of La Salleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veterans, we need your help. If you are a veteran yourself or you know of others who are please let the Alumni Office know at alumni@lasallehs.org or 626.696.4362 to receive an invitation. For more information about this event please contact the Alumni Office.