Alumni Newsletter October 2010

Loyola School’s Online Alumni Newsletter - October 2010

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2010-2011 Alumni Events Mark your calendars!

We look forward to seeing you.

 Presidential Announcement &

Search

 Class of 1970 Reunion Photos

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Alumni Night Wednesday, November 24, 2010

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Alumni Service Day Sunday, December 5, 2010

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Alumni Mass & Dinner Friday, February 4, 2011

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Alumni Retreat Saturday, February 12, 2011

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Back to School Night TBA

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Coach “A” Alumni Basketball Tournament Sunday, February 27, 2011

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Alumni Networking Night Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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Alumni Service Day Sunday, April 10, 2011

 Class of 1985 Reunion Photos  Class of 1990 Reunion Photos  Class if 1995 Reunion Photos  Class of 2000 Reunion Photos  Class of 2005 Reunion Photos  Freshman Orientation  Make Your Annual Fund Gift

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Inside this issue: Alumni Service Day

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Stay Connected

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Loyola’s New Faculty and Administrative Staff

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Benefit Auction Friday, May 6, 2011

Admissions Information Nights

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Graduation Friday, June 3, 2011

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Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic Monday, June 13, 2011

Class Notes

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December Alumni Service Day

Stay Connected!

Keep in touch with your alma mater, network with fellow alumni, learn about upcoming events, and view photos: 

Online Alumni Community Visit www.loyola-nyc.org to login or create your account. Access the online alumni community by visiting its page under “Alumni and Events”.

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Become a Facebook Fan Become a fan of the Loyola School Alumni fan page. Upcoming events, announcements and photos are posted. Fans can also post photos, join discussions and more. Visit www.facebook.com/ loyolaschoolalumni to become a fan!

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Professional Networking Join the Loyola School Group to network with fellow alumni. Visit www.linkedin.com and look for our logo.

December Service Day will be held on Sunday, December 5, 2010 Loyola alumni, students, and faculty will gather together to create food baskets for the Welcome Table and Food Pantry of St. Francis Xavier Church located on West 15 th Street.

Kick-off for collection of canned food items will be at Alumni Night on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Service day will begin with Mass at 11:00am celebrated by Fr. Katsouros in the Loyola School Chapel.

Further details to follow.

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Meet Loyola’s New Faculty and Administrative Staff

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Edward Knapp joins Loyola as the new Vice President for Finance. Ed earned a BA in history from SUNY Potsdam and an MBA from Union College. Born and raised just outside of Albany, New York, Ed relocated to New York City after completing his graduate studies. He is a certified public accountant with over 18 years of experience working with or for other not-for-profit/higher education organizations.

Kelly McGee joined Loyola in July as the new Advancement Associate. Kelly, very familiar with Jesuit teachings, attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory high school in San Francisco, California. She attended New York University and studied communications and art history. After graduation, Kelly moved to San Diego, California where she spent time with veterans at the Veterans Medical Center.

Realizing that she missed New York, Kelly returned to work in an art gallery and for the U.S. census until finding her place at Loyola. Kelly is delighted to be embraced by the Jesuit community once again and excited to work with the wonderful people at Loyola.

Gabriel Rotman joins Loyola as the new Associate Director in the Admissions office. Gabe was born and raised just outside Boston, Massachusetts, and earned his BA in history from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to Loyola, he was a dorm parent, head baseball coach, and Assistant Director of Admissions at the St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut. For the past two years he has traveled frequently throughout the United States and Southeast Asia recruiting students for St. Thomas More. Gabe is very excited to be at Loyola, and looks forward to working with Admissions colleagues, Lillian Diaz Imbelli and Nick Feeley.

Admissions Information Nights Loyola will host information nights for prospective students and their families on the dates listed below. If you, a family member, friend or neighbor are interested, please visit www.loyola-nyc.org/ secure/admissions/information_night.html for more information and to RSVP. Information nights will be held as follows:  

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 6pm

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 6pm—Independent School Families

If you have any questions, please contact the Admissions office at 646.346.8131

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Class Notes

Loyola Online

Notes

1964 Daniel Reardon played the part of Polonius in a production of Hamlet as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival in early October. Visit http:// www.dublintheatrefestival.com/programme/display.asp?Eventid=466 for more details on the production, “The Rehearsal, Playing the Dane.”

1978 Ray Castellanos was recently interviewed for an article posted on Bankrate.com entitled “Insurance: 4 Ways to Save on Title Insurance”. Visit http:// www.bankrate.com/finance/insurance/4-ways-to-save-on-title-insurance-1.aspx to read the article.

1983 & 1993 Claire Marie Dillon, daughter of Chris Dillon ’83 and Claudia Lesnik Dillon ’93, was baptized by Fr. Katsouros on August 8, 2010 in the Loyola School Chapel. Michael Lesnik ’00 was godfather.

Caryn Seebach ‘99 and her husband, Travis Turner

1986 Michele Crespo-Fierro was recently featured in a NY1 news segment, “Nursing Mentors Aim to Bridge Field’s Diversity Gap,” for her work at New York University’s College of Dentistry, where she is a registered nurse and clinical instructor. Michele encourages her students to seek higher masters and doctoral degrees, and take on bigger roles in healthcare and among academics. Visit http://www.ny1.com/content/ ny1_living/health/126480/nursing-mentors-aim-to-bridge-field-s-diversity-gap/ to view the segment and read the accompanying article.

1996 Ryan Mitchell Smaldon, son of Evie Emerson Smaldon, was baptized by Fr. Katsouros on August 7, 2010 at the Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola.

2000 Natalie Czastkiewicz is engaged to be married to Nicholas Gaudiosi. A wedding is planned for October 22, 2010.

2006 Ryan Schira was recently featured in Issue 5 of Masquerade Magazine. The article discusses his band, Safe to Say, and his modeling experience.

Sophia Stafford, daughter of Norma Ragalli Stafford ‘90

Weddings

1989 Deirdre Lesnik married Michael Vetere on September 17, 2010.

1999 Caryn Seebach married Travis Turner on September 18, 2010 at the Church of Saint Paul the Apostle. Fr. Katsouros was a concelebrant. Christina Coster was maid of honor and Jadzia Switniewska Duffy, Emily Ryan Escott, Mike Escott ’95, Mary Ann Lynch Minson and Patrick Minson were in attendance.

Luke Bustros, son of Thomas Bustros ‘95

Class Notes

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Births

1990 Norma Ragalli Stafford and her husband, Tim, welcomed their daughter, Sophia, on August 12, 2010. Sophia joins big sister, Gianna.

1995 Thomas Bustros and his wife, Elisa, welcomed the birth of their son, Luke Thomas, on August 8, 2010.

1979 Garrett Frakes and his wife, Erin, welcomed their daughter, Kennedy Alyce, on September 20, 2010.

Kennedy Frakes, daughter of Garrett Frakes ‘79

1995 Gavin Byrne and Chrystianne DeAlmeida welcomed their daughter, Louisa Elizabeth, on May 17, 2010.

Andrew Galvin and his wife, Christie, welcomed their daughter, Reagan Barbara, on August 5, 2010.

Faculty Kevin Martinez and his wife, Ibi, welcomed the birth of their son, Amere, on July 28, 2010.

Former Faculty Augusta Melendez and her husband, Dave, welcomed their son, Gunnar David, on July 29, 2010. Gunnar joins big sister, Louisa.

Deaths 1980, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1993, & 2000 Stella Ingram, grandmother of George Lesnik ’80, Jeffrey Lesnik ’81, Christopher Lesnik ’83, Deirdre Lesnik ’89, Claudia Lesnik Dillon ’93, and Michael Lesnik ’00, on September 12, 2010.

Reagan Galvin, daughter of Andrew Galvin ‘95

1995 Vassilis Papadavid, father of Phyllis Papadavid and Georgia Papadavid Lambrou, on September 6, 2010.

2006 Mary Feger, grandmother of Eric von der Osten, on August 27, 2010.

2009 Walt Zielinski, grandfather of Mackenzie Monaco on August 9, 2010.

Amere Martinez, son of Kevin Martinez

We Want Your Notes!

If you have any information or photos to share for our Class Notes section, please e-mail them to: mminson@loyola-nyc.org You can update your information and e-mail other classmates by logging on to our Alumni Online Directory: http://www.loyola-nyc.org/alumni/onlineCommunity.html Augusta Melendez and her family