Montini Catholic Bronco Express Summer 2018 by MontiniCatholic

SUMMER 2018

Graduation ‘18 Founder’s Day Highlights

Alumni return for career day

Spring Sports Wrap-Up

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

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upcoming events Bronco Classic Golf Outing - August 10 Hall of Fame Inductions - September 7 Homecoming Game - September 21 Harvest Moon Howl - October 20

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Summer 2018

“It has been a great year for our students and school community with a number of success stories.” - Jim Segredo, President

Dear Alumni and Friends, e 52nd school year at has come to an end, and it has been a great year for our students and school community with a number of success stories. Academically, I am very proud to announce that the 177 members of the class of 2018 received over $20 million dollars in academic scholarship offers. When you add the Division I and Division II athletic scholarships offered, our class of 2018 received over $22 million dollars in scholarship offers. We are certainly very proud and wish our graduates nothing but the best as they go on to prestigious universities including Stanford, Northwestern, Southern California, Illinois, Michigan, Wake Forest, the United States Naval Academy, IIT as well as many other fine universities in the midwest and throughout our country. Our spring teams added to the success of our athletic program this year with conference championships in Girls Soccer and Boys Baseball and several regional and sectional championships. Many teams and individuals qualified and placed in IHSA state championships. e icing on the cake, however, were the state championships won by our Rugby and Softball Teams. Congratulations to coaches Mike Size ‘09 and Mike Bukovsky ‘83 and their teams (pages 10 and 11). I am happy to report that our school Math Team, under the leadership of Mrs. Chrissy McManus ‘88, once again qualified for the ICTM State Championship. ey have qualified now for a total of 17 consecutive years and placed in the top ten in class 2A for 15 consecutive years. Our team was also the highest scoring Catholic team in Class 2A (page 6). Not to be outdone, our Robotics Team, coached by Mr. Pete Farina ‘87, is quickly being recognized as a force to be reckoned with after their successes this year at the Joliet Junior College and College of DuPage robotics competitions as well as their success at the Argonne National Laboratory Robotics Challenge (page 5). I am also very proud of the students who are continuing our tradition of summer missions by working with Habitat for Humanity and, this year, traveling to Jamaica with International Samaritan. e affects of these unique missions are positive and life changing for our students. I wish you could be with us during Masses when our students talk about their experiences and the people they meet. eir testimonies are very moving and inspiring. I want to express my sincere appreciation to Campus Minister Mike Blanchette and all the members of our faculty and staff who volunteer their time over the summer to join our students for these crucial service projects. e new school year is quickly approaching and we look forward to the leadership of Mr. Kevin Beirne, who will begin his first year as principal of Montini. Kevin has been meeting with faculty, staff and students over the summer and I am very excited about his vision for our school. I am positive that he will continue the standard of excellence in our academic, extracurricular, spiritual and community service programs. I hope to see you at our Bronco Classic Golf Outing on August 10th, the Hall of Fame Game on September 7th, Homecoming on September 21 and at Harvest Moon Howl (featuring 7th Heaven), on Saturday, October 20th. As always, my sincere appreciation to all the members of the Montini Catholic community for all of your support and generosity to our students. "May Jesus Live In Your Hearts . . . Forever." Sincerely

Jim Segredo, President

SCHOOL NEWS

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humanitarians Nine selfless Broncos went from hitting the books to hitting the nails when they spent their spring break serving others with Habitat for Humanity in Ohio. We are so proud of our students who spent their Spring Break week serving in the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge program. e “Habitat veterans” who also made the trip last year were: Ben Kirch, Emeka Nkuku, Jake Oostdyk, and Marissa VanDeVeer. ey were joined by first-timers Nicole Dallas, Kaitlin Donaldson, Raquel Dorado, Ben Gruthoﬀ and Kailey Ryan. e students were accompanied by teachers Mr. Denis Block and Mrs. Hilda Castor.

“Even though it rained for three of the four work days, the group was still able to get a lot accomplished,” said Mr. Block. “Habitat provided our group with amazing contractors and employees to help us out.”

is is the second year Montini has gone to Southeast Ohio for the Spring Break Habitat for Humanity trip. eir vision - a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Since 1990, Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio has empowered 85 families to achieve their dreams of home ownership and break the cycle of poverty through their home ownership program. eir homes are sold with zero-interest mortgages to local low-income families who contribute 250 hours of “sweat equity” toward Habitat projects. Mortgage principal payments are recycled back to build or renovate additional homes through their Fund for Humanity. “We really hope to continue this relationship in the future,” said Mr. Block.

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For more than 25 years, Habitat has provided school break volunteer opportunities to high school and college students. Since this program began in the late '80s, more than 250,000 have committed to building safe, aﬀordable homes across the United States. Montini volunteers learned about substandard living conditions and how aﬀordable housing builds strength, stability and self-reliance for homeowners.

Top photo L to R: Contractors Cody and Molly with Montini volunteers Kaitlin Donaldson, Kailey Ryan, Jake Oostdyk and Ben Gruthoﬀ; Above: Contractor Bryan with Nicole Dallas, Marissa VanDeVeer, Raquel Dorado, Ben Kirch, Emeka Nkuku and Mr. Denis Block.

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F ounder’s Day ‘18 Celebrating our Lasallian Heritage, Academic Excellence and Bronco Pride

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Far left: Senior Kate Crotty processes in at Founder’s Day; Top: Assistant Principal Sara Lhotka presents senior Yousuf Mitchell with his St. John Baptist de LaSalle medal; Top left: Principal Maryann O’Neill presented the Pax Christi Instrument of Peace Award to Jessica Knox; Top right: Campus Minister, Michael Blanchette presented the Mother Theresa Award for Campus Ministry to seniors Ryan Laughlin and Paulina Torres; Opposite page top: Mathew Pestel accepted the Jean Diane Colletti Memorial Scholarship, presented during Academic Awards Night by Vince Colletti ‘05; Opposite middle l to r: Salutatorians Chris Hejny and Phallyn Habercoss, Valedictorian, Monica Oleski and Principal O’Neill

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Valedictorian – Monica Oleski Salutatorians – Phallyn Habercoss & Christopher Hejny Pope Paul VI Award – Jake Karczewski, Jacob Mondschean & Abigail Wolf St. John Baptist de La Salle Award – Gianna Chlada, Marie Estelle Corpuz, Ashley Dunning, Ivan Felty, Neena Franklin, Lindsey Jarosinski, Joheun Kim, Ryan Laughlin, Kayla McLaurin, Yousuf Mitchell, Rian O'Connor, Mathew Pestel, Gabriella Rossi, Caitlin Seegers, Samuel Stevenson, Michael Vosicky & Matthew Weber Mother eresa Award for Campus Ministry – Ryan Laughlin & Paulina Torres Kathleen Filipiak Female Scholar/Athlete Award – Brianna Clifton James Kavanaugh Male Scholar/Athlete Award – Real Woods Pax Christi Instrument of Peace Award – Jessica Knox Colleen H. Considine Memorial Scholarship – Peyton Schaefer & Natalie Blahnik Brian Grigsby Memorial Scholarship – Matthew Weber Fr. John Guiney Scholarship – Ashley Dunning James & Dorothy Bell Memorial Scholarship – omas Batka Jean Diane Colletti Memorial Scholarship – Mathew Pestel

SCHOOL NEWS Montini rolled out the red carpet on May 3rd and honored members from our Class of 2018 as Academic All Stars. Each year we invite seniors, who have excelled academically throughout their high school years, to a celebratory banquet in their honor. A total of 66 students achieved the honor of being named a Montini Catholic Academic All Star which involves attaining a 4.0+ GPA and/or earning Illinois State Scholar status.

ACADEMIC ALL STARS HONORED Stephanie Abramowicz Margaret Antene Dominic Antonelli Joshua Augustin Matthew Baka Maureen Barrett Thomas Batka Alexander Brill McAllister Carson Lisamarie Caruso Margaret Chaffin Brianna Clifton Marie Estelle Corpuz Nicole Cuchran Emily Detmers Ashley Dunning Ivan Felty Sven Flodstrom Renata Foerstel Neena Franklin Phallyn Habercoss Christopher Hejny

Joshua Hiero Alondra Holler John Iovinelli Lindsey Jarosinski Bartlomiej Jedrzejko Ashley Johnson Jake Karczewski Joheun Kim Nicole LaMantia Kayla Leonhard William Lewan Jr. Zhongqian (Andrew) Li Iman Love Nathaniel Lukasik Max May Shaeler McGee Tajh McKelvy Luisa Medina Angelica Mendoza Jacob Mondschean Abigayle Moser Chukwuemeka Nkuku

Bradley Norgle Caeley O'Connor Rian O'Connor Monica Oleski John Pacente III Mathew Pestel Matthew Quaglia Elise Ratajczyk Jacob Ream Gabriella Rossi Gustavo Sanchez Peyton Schaefer Nicolette Sclafani Caitlin Seegers Yiting (Jasmine) Song Paulina Torres Jackson Vecchio Michael Watson Abigail Wolf Charles Woods Real Woods Tania Yunez

achievement Robotic Champs!

Congratulations to our Robotics students for bringing home the 2nd Place titles in two categories at the Argonne Autonomous Vehicle Competition at the Museum of Science and Industry (on April 8th).

"Our entire team was very excited to go to Argonne and showcase the product of several months and many hours of work," said team member, Jake Mondschean. Argonne team members posed with Mr. Farina and their trophies during Founder’s Day. L to R: Alex Walsh, Max Kramer, Abigail Wolf, Jacob Mondschean, Ray Zimmerman and Diego Trimarco.

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"Our team has been working non-stop since January designing, building, and testing our vehicle." said Mr. Peter Farina. "is year there were two diﬀerent categories, a Design Category and a Performance Category." Farina and his team won 2nd place in each category.

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SCHOOL NEWS

STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO THE

MU ALPHA THETA

MATH HONOR SOCIETY

Annie Marie Olszowka (left) and Phallyn Habercoss

$20 million in Scholarship offers earned

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Congratulations to our newest group of scholarship club members!

$200,000

$300,000 cont.

Maura Barrett Lisamarie Caruso Austin Cullen Luke Gorogianis Liam Heggemann Alondra Holler Jessica Knox Christian Navas Monica Oleski John Pacente Nicolette Sclafani Jalen Slater

Joshua Hiero Ashley Johnson Chukwuemeka Nkuku Brad Norgle Caeley O’Connor Gabriela Rossi Peyton Schaefer Sam Stevenson James White Abigail Wolf Tania Yunez

$300,000 Margaret Chaﬃn Marie Corpuz Ashley Dunning Ivan Felty Sonia Finch Neena Franklin Max Hanzlik Spring/Summer Summer 2018 2017

$500,000 Matthew Baka Gianna Chlada Alondra Holler Charles Woods

$750,000 Phallyn Habercoss Annie Marie Olszowka

2018 inductees: Front row L to R: Zekai Yao, Gabriella Lambesis, Aayan Dhir, Luke Marciniak Back Row: Zhuang Liu, George Lambesis, Maura Frank, Heather Sledzinski (Not pictured: Matt Hejny, Myles Marciniak and Sarah Zimmerman)

NINTH IN STATE! Congratulations to our Bronco Mathletes for earning a 9th Place overall trophy at the ICTM (e Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics) State Math Competition (2A) at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign on Saturday, May 5th. is year marked the 18th consecutive year the Montini team has traveled downstate! (It is the 14th consecutive year that they have finished in the top 10 in Division 2A at State.) A total of 53 schools competed in Division 2A this year. MOnTInI.ORG

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BRONCOS . . . Making Headlines

KEVIN BEIRNE AWARDED THE

LASALLIAN EDUCATORS AWARD

Junior KELAN SCOTT ACCEPTED INTO FERMILAB'S 2018 TARGET PROGRAM

ongratulations to Kelan Scott ‘19 upon his acceptance into Fermilab's 2018 Target Program. Hundreds of high school students apply for this opportunity and only a maximum of 25 are accepted each summer.

"I have always been interested in the sciences, especially physics," said Kelan, who plans on majoring in kinesiology (the study of the mechanics of body movements) and minoring in African American History. (His goal is to become a Cardiothoracic surgeon.)

A graduate of St. Mary of Gostyn School in Downers Grove, Kelan says his inspiration to explore the healthcare field came from his parents (Mark and Ne'woka Stitt-Scott) and siblings. "Ever since I was little I knew that I wanted to get into the healthcare field, but I wasn’t so sure which specific field I wanted to go to. As I got older I was able to see all of the diﬀerent paths of medicine that I could go in to, but surgery spoke out to me the most," he said. "My parents are really stoked about me going into this internship," he said. "ey know that this is a great opportunity for me and can help me in my journey into the medical field." Kelan has been a very active student at Montini. In addition to looking forward to the education and adventure that awaits him at Fermilab this summer, Kelan is looking forward to his senior year at Montini and beyond.

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e TARGET Program is a highly competitive, paid, six-week summer internship opportunity for Illinois high school sophomores and juniors who have strong interest and demonstrated aptitude for physics, mathematics, computer science and engineering. e program’s goals are to encourage high school students to undertake college study and pursue careers in STEM disciplines, and its design combines both work and hands-on experiential learning. Kelan first learned about the unique Fermilab opportunity through a mentorship program he is involved in, called the I Am Abel Foundation. "e program is for young, future doctors," he explained. "Students get the chance to have a doctor as their mentor throughout their educational years, up until the time they actually become doctors."

Kelan will be very busy during his time at Fermilab. "In the mornings I will be working in the lab with the scientists, so I will basically become one of the staﬀ members, helping out with experiments," he said. "In the afternoon I will be in a STEM class that is designed to teach interns more about the science part of the Fermilab."

Students and staﬀ honored Mr. Kevin Beirne as this year’s recipient of the Lasallian Educators Award. e award was presented during Founder’s Day this year. e award is presented to an individual that has lived the charism of the school's founder, John Baptist de LaSalle. "at is to provide a human and Christian education to those entrusted to our care through the process of touching hearts," explained President Segredo. Mr. Beirne celebrates ten years as a faculty member at Montini and will become principal beginning with the 2018-19 school year.

Seniors Bart Jedrzejkow and Margaux Merker won the coveted crowns at prom this year! Summer 2018 7

COVER STORY

we Commence! “Go and set the world on ﬁre! Take the divine ﬂame of faith into the far corners of the world.”- Rev. John Belmonte

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177 Graduates;

37 Illinois State Scholars 5 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars 4 AP Scholars w/Honor 2 AP Scholars w/Distinction 2 National Merit Commended Scholars

66 Academic All Stars and recipients of the

President’s Award for Academic Excellence

2 Team State Championships 29 Athletic Commitments Summer 2018

Montini said farewell to 177 seniors on Sunday, May 20th at their 49th annual Baccalaureate Mass & Commencement. e Mass was presided over by Rev. John Belmonte, S.J., Ph.D., Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Joliet. "On this great day, we give God glory," he said as he welcomed graduates and their families. "It is time to go and set the world on fire. Take the divine flame of faith into the far corners of the world!" Valedictorian Monica Oleski’s address was followed by a call to worship on what was Pentecost Sunday. At the conclusion of Mass, Father Belmonte presented Principal O'Neill with a special, vintage prayer card depicting St. John Baptist de La Salle, to commemorate her last graduation ceremony as the school's principal. A tearful Mrs. O'Neill received a rousing applause and standing ovation from students and families. "Parents, four years ago, you brought your children to us," said Principal Maryann "O'Neill "Today, we return to you young, Lasallian adults who are more than ready for the next step in their journey."

Tradition lives on Once again we asked our alumni to share their thoughts on having their own son or daughter walk across the stage this year at graduation as they once did. BILL BARRETT ‘79 Maura Barrett ‘18

Montini alumnus, Bill Barrett ‘79, with children, Brianne Barrett '09, Packey Barrett '12, Maura Barrett '18 and wife, Stella Barrett.

Having our 3rd and ﬁnal child graduate from Montini just seems natural. My oldest sister entered Montini in 1968, so with Maura’s graduation, the school has been in our family for 50 years! My wife Stella and I feel we did the best we could for our kids by sending them to Montini. Having them there during the O’neill Era was an added bonus. I’ve been through Montini’s doors thousands of times. It was bittersweet walking out after Maura’s graduation, but we’ll always be a part of each other’s family.

Timothy O’Connor ‘87 RIAN o’Connnor ‘18

JOSEPH ‘86 & VICKI JALOSZYNSKI REAM ‘88 JACOB REAM ‘18

It was amazing to hear Luke’s name called like mine was 34 years earlier. He wanted to attend Montini since he was a small child and he made his dream come true. He wanted to play for his heroes, Coach Andriano and his uncle Mike. His road was much harder than mine, and he sacriﬁced more than I ever could have. The long rides, the early practices, going to a school where you don't know anybody. In the end it was worth it for him to become the young man he is now. I couldn't be more proud. As a parent you want to give your children the same or better opportunities that you enjoyed. The Montini Catholic education is a gift. One that will pay dividends for a lifetime.

Montini has always been a special place for myself and my family. The Christian Brother philosophy of education for everyone and that all should be treated equally as God’s children, was the reason that I attended Montini and chose Montini for my children as well. A Montini education which includes being part of a family, serves as a terriﬁc foundation in the formation of our young people. The real world can be very cruel and challenging in many ways. Every return visit that I made to Montini after my graduation was a constant reminder of what christian morals, values, and traditions we cherish as christians and Catholics.

As I reﬂect upon my years at Montini and why I chose to send my children here, one word comes to mind - family. I want them to experience that same feeling of community while they are here and long afterwards. I know that my children are being taken care of by, not only the faculty and staﬀ, but other students’ parents as well. Montini does an excellent job of developing a caring community that seeks to develop the whole individual. It is not all about athletics, academics, and stewardship, but a combination of all three. To this day I remain close with so many of my classmates, and I am grateful for lifelong friendships.

We sincerely thank all of our legacy families for entrusting us to their childrens’ education. A complete list of legacy students and their alumni parents, including those graduating, can be found on pages 14 and 15.

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mark bukovsky ‘84 luke bukovsky ‘18

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SPORTS WRAP-UP AT H L E T I C S

SPRING

SOFTBALL Our Broncos finished their season with 30 wins and only 9 losses . . . not to mention their second IHSA 3A Championship! e season marks the teams 6th consecutive regional championship, their third consecutive Sectional Championship and second Super-Sectional Championship (a title they’ve won, along with the state title, twice now out of the last three years!). In a stunning ending to an unbelievable game, our girls came from behind in just one inning to beat Kaneland – 15-7! Way to go ladies!

DAILY HERALD 1ST TEAM ALL AREA RECOGNITION Nikki Cuchran (Player of the Year) Brianna Clifton

DAILY HERALD 2ND TEAM ALL AREA RECOGNITION Montini Catholic Bronco Express Montini Catholic Bronco Express

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SUBURBAN LIFE ALL AREA RECOGNITION Nikki Cuchran (Player of the Year) Brianna Clifton

ILLINOIS COACHES ASSOCIATION SOFTBALL ALL STATE RECOGNITION

Senior Nikki Cuchran took the year by storm - named GCAC Player of the Year, GCAC All Conference, Daily Herald Player of the Year, Suburban Life Player of the Year and ILCA All State First Team!

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Nikki Cuchran (1st Team All State) Brianna Clifton (2nd Team All State) Alyssa Filkowski (2nd Team All State Lauren Latoria, Senior (3rd Team All State)

AT H L E T I C S

All Conference

Athletes

Congratulations to our Broncos achieving All Conference status for the Spring Sports Season.

BASEBALL Jake Karczewski, Senior Benjamin Steiner, Senior Ryan Nelson, Junior Michael Koszeski, Sophomore

SPRING STANDOUTS Congratulations to seniors Kate Crotty, GCAC White Division Player of the Year - Soccer; Nicole Cuchran, GCAC Red Division Player of the Year - Softball; Andrew Vogrin, CCL Lawless Award, Outstanding Player - Volleyball; Coach Brian Opoka, CCL Lawless Award, Outstanding Coach, Volleyball; and Coach Mike Thuma, IHSLA Person of the Year, Boys Lacrosse

Lacrosse

BASEBALL

Matthew Pierson, Senior Samuel Stevenson, Senior George Lambesis, Junior

CCL Conference Co-Champions - Green Division. On May 26th our Broncos defeated Glenbard South to win their fifth consecutive IHSA 3A Regional Championship! e team stormed back from a 7-1 deficit to win the thriller and defeat Glenbard South 9-7. e boys came up short in the Sectionals, losing to Nazareth, 11-7. e team recorded a huge win in the inaugural game at the new Impact Field in Rosemont vs. Leyden High School – 10-0.

Soccer Katherine Crotty, Senior Sonia Finch, Senior Alondra Holler, Senior Emma Repking, Senior Peyton Schaefer, Senior Nicolette Sclafani, Senior Eleanore Krick, Junior

SOCCER

Softball Brianna Clifton, Senior Nicole Cuchran, Senior Alyssa Filkowski, Junior

GCAC Conference Champions - White Division. Our Lady Broncos won their Regional Semi-Final vs. St. Joseph (6-2) on May 9th, but succumbed to Lisle (3-4) in the Regional Finals.

Tennis (Boys) omas Batka, Senior David Batka, Sophomore

RUGBY

TRACK

Volleyball (BOYS) Christian Navas, Senior Andrew Vogrin, Senior Charles Woods, Senior Connor Lindemann, Sophomore Myles Marciniak, Sophomore

Jake Karczewski

e boys defended their 2A State Rugby Title with a 29 to 27 victory over the West Suburban Bulls. Two 2A State titles in a row for Coach Mike Size ‘09 and our Broncos!

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Max May, Senior Jacob Mondschean, Senior Andrea Munoz, Senior Nicholas Orlando, Senior Matthew Quaglia, Senior Jalen Slater, Senior Joslyn Boyer, Junior Erica Holloway, Junior Nicholas Fedanzo, Junior Margaret Connelly, Sophomore Nicole Dallas, Sophomore John Palumbo, Sophomore Tyler McLaurin, Freshman

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TENNIS is season our team ended the season with a 9th place finish at the 1A State finals. Our Broncos were headlined by the doubles team of omas and David Batka who finished third overall in doubles.

TRACK e Boys Track & Field Team competed in 5 events at the 2A State Championship meet at Eastern Illinois University. ree of those events earned All-State Honors including the 4x100m Relay team of Zack Olson, Nick Fedanzo, Matt Quaglia and Jalen Slater. ey ran a personal best time of 42.97, the 5th fastest time in Montini history, which was good enough for All-State Honors. In the 100m Dash, Matt Quaglia ran the 3rd fastest time in Montini Track history, his 10.81 was good enough for 5th in State. For the first time since 2007 a distance runner competed in the State Finals. Jake Mondschean competed in the 1600m run and ran a personal best 4:26.16 finishing in 9th place. Jake finished his career as an all-state athlete, something that a Montini distance runner has not done since 1984!

VOLLEYBALL Under the leadership of CCL’s Outstanding Coach, Brian Opoka, our Broncos earned the title of CCL Conference Champions - White Division this season! e boys lost to West Aurora in the IHSA Regionals 0-2, finished the season 21-8, and left behind a lingering question - “could this have been the best Boys Volleyball team in Montini history?”

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ATHLETES COMMIT TO COLLEGES ON NATIONAL SPORTS SIGNING DAYS

LOZANO NEW HEAD COACH Robert Lozano (above with Athletic Director, Tom Lentine) has been selected as the new Head Coach of the Boys Varsity Basketball Team. Lozano succeeds the late Daryl omas. A graduate of Morton East High School, Lozano played four years of basketball before moving on to continue his education at Triton Junior College. He started coaching at the Berwyn Recreation Department in 2002 as a volunteer. From there he moved into the coaching role for Morton High School’s feeder program from 2007 to 2013, coaching both boys and girls at all levels. Lozano took advantage of the opportunity to coach for the successful Morton basketball program during the 20122013 season as the Freshmen A coach and assistant at the varsity level. He finished with an overall record of 36-19 on the freshmen level. He then joined the staﬀ at the Chicago Bulls Youth Academy in 2012, coaching all grade levels, both boys and girls at a high level of AAU competitive basketball. He currently works with many communities instructing in all fundamentals of basketball - passing, rebounding, dribbling and shooting and is passionate about conducting drills designed to help in improving an athlete's skills, stamina and techniques.

Montini congratulated four senior Broncos on their commitments to continue their academic and athletic pursuits at the collegiate level on national Sports Signing Day. This year a total of 29 seniors signed commitments! Signing Letters of Intent on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 were (pictured l to r): Volleyball – Kayla Leonhard - Elmhurst College; and Michelle Glover – University of Illinois/Chicago; Soccer – nathan Lukasik - St. Ambrose; and Track – Marie Estelle Corpuz - Elmhurst College Summer 2018

Lozano has been a proud contributor to Montini’s basketball program as Head Sophomore Coach as well as Assistant Coach on the varsity level, beginning in 2015 under the leadership of Coach omas. At Montini, Lozano lead the sophomore team to a record of 43-33 overall and is looking forward to continuing the growth and success of the program for years to come.

ALUMNI NEWS

career Day alumni return home! On ursday, April 19th Montini was honored to welcome back 24 alumni to speak to our sophomore, junior and senior classes for Career Day. Students were able to participate in career break out sessions hosted by Montini alums.

Whitney Adams ‘11 (Sports Business) Kristen Manzeske Berryhill ‘88 (Sales) Kelly Beyer ‘96 (Law Enforcement) Kelly Kramer Blim‘86 (Medicine) Steven Drabik ‘09 (Computer/IT) Nancy Kuster Economou ‘84 (Non-profit) Shannon O’Connor Ferris ‘93 (Occu.erapy) Bob Fitzpatrick ‘86 (Engineering) Stephanie Haynes Foege ‘02 (Comp. Engineering) Nick Giannini ‘06 (Political Science) Whitney Holloway ‘11 (Sports Management) Giancario Iannotta ‘07 (Telecomm Film) Kevin Kuster ‘86 (Photography/Creative) Mike Leen ‘88 (Business/Sales) Julie McGivern Maddox ‘99 (Telecommunications) Shannon McCahill ‘05 (Business Fundraising) Natalie Petrovich ‘05 (Psychology) Joe Ream ‘86 (Engineering) Mike Ripper ‘99 (Marketing) Sarah Seberger ‘06 (Criminal Law) Maureen Barry Sypkens ‘86 (Special Ed) Jeﬀ Tumpane ‘02 (Education Administration) Sam Vlahos ‘07 (Hospitality) Tom Wasilowski ‘05 (Accounting/Finance)

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Top photo: Kevin Kuster ‘86 kept students engaged as he talked about the impact of social media; Middle photo: Giancario Iannotta ‘07 (left) and Sam Vlahos ‘07; Bottom photo: Whitney Adams ‘11 (left) and Whitney Holloway ‘11;

"Telling other peoples' stories is way more interesting than taking selfies," said Kevin Kuster ‘86, who manages and runs the largest photography community on Instagram (#jj community). Kevin is also the founding member and Creative Director at Watts of Love, a global nonprofit focused on distributing solar lighting to those living without basic access to electricity. "Your passions will propel you to learn," he said, adding, "It all depends on your motivation. Study the skills you need to survive!" Kevin also stressed the importance of serving others. "e meaning of your life is to find your gifts and talents. e purpose is to give them away."

anks to the following alumni who shared their day with us:

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Our Legacy Continues

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ach year, we gather students representing our “legacy” as children of alumni! is year, 72 students carry on the tradition.

Maura Barrett ‘18 – William Barrett ‘79 Lauren Bartosz ‘19 – Jeannette Workman Bartosz ‘85 Jacob Blim ‘21 – Kelly Kramer Blim ‘86 Luke Bukovsky ‘18 – Mark Bukovsky ‘84 Katie Bukovsky ‘20 – Jeﬀrey ’88 & Kim Gary Bukovsky ‘88 Patrick Burke ‘19 – Edmund Burke ‘88 Daniel Canty ‘20 – Amy Caveney Canty ‘94 Daniel Canty ‘20 – Mark Canty ‘94 Liam Casey ‘19 – David Casey ‘79 Devin Chiaramonti ‘21 – Nicholas Chiaramonti ‘84 Grayson Clynch ‘18 – Daniel Clynch ‘84 Frank Conforti ‘19 – Frank Conforti ‘86 Colin Considine ‘19 – Michael Considine ‘86 Madeline Crosse ‘21 – Mike ’87 & Deana Flerlage Crosse ‘87 Kate Crotty ‘18, – William Crotty ‘83 Maggie Crotty ‘20 – William Crotty ‘83 Summer 2018

Cal Doucet ‘21 – Melissa Bonomo Doucet ‘94 Alison Gedraitis ‘21 – Jennifer Doll Gedraitis ‘94 Brookelle Grimsley ‘19 – Leonard Grimsley ‘85 Christopher Hejny ‘18 – Jeffrey Hejny ‘87 Matthew Hejny ‘20 – Jeffrey Hejny ‘87 Alondra Holler ‘18 – Albert Holler ‘78 James Hubeny ‘21 – Jim ’96 & Katie Doll Hubeny ‘96 Megan Huff ‘19 – Lawrence Huff ‘84† Maximus Kasallis ‘21 – Kimberly Kellogg Kasallis ‘85 William Kelly ‘19 – Andrea Stoltman Kelly ‘86 Joey Knudtson ‘20 – Rosalia Badalamenti Knudtson ‘89 Nate Kremkow ‘20 – Margaret Young Kremkow ‘84 Ben Lah ‘19 – Susan Jaros Lah ‘92 Henry Lah ’21 – Susan Jaros Lah ‘92 Daniel Lansdon ‘21 – Gayle Aeschliman Lansdon ‘88 Ryan Laughlin ‘18 – Daniel Laughlin ‘86 Megan Laughlin ‘20 – Daniel Laughlin ‘86 Josephine Lloyd ‘20 – Helen Fitzpatrick Lloyd ‘87 Michael Maloney ‘18 – Jamie Savaiano Maloney ‘78 John McManus ‘20 – Christine O'Neill McManus ‘88 Joseph Melarkey ‘20 – Kelly Wilson Melarkey ‘86 Ethan Miller ’20 – Laura Gradishar Miller ‘86 Cecilial Moran ‘19 – William Moran ‘82 Brooke Morgan ‘19 – Mary Mack Morgan ‘80 Jack Mullins ‘18, – omas Mullins ‘82

BRONCOS KEEPING UP WITH THE

ALUMNI NEWS

Legacy Students (continued)

Samantha Mullins ‘19 – omas Mullins ‘82 James Musil ‘20 – Julia Whalen Musil ‘77 Garrick Nielsen ‘20 – Maureen O'Neill Nielsen ‘87 Aidan O'Connor ‘20 – Timothy O'Connor ‘87 Rian O'Connor ‘18 – Timothy O'Connor ‘87 Patrick O'Connor ‘21 – Patrick ’81 & Michelle Ptak O'Connor ‘88 Caeley O'Connor ‘18 – Patrick ’81 & Michelle Ptak O'Connor ‘88 Riley O'Connor ‘19 – Daniel O'Connor ‘88 Mary-Kate O'Connor ‘21 – Daniel O'Connor ‘88 Grania O'Flaherty ‘19 – Margaret Batten O'Flaherty ‘87 Enya O'Flaherty ‘20 – Margaret Batten O'Flaherty ‘87 Kate Owczarski ‘18 – Daniel Owczarski ‘83 Ethan Peska ‘20 – Catherine Murphy Peska ‘86 Mathew Pestel ’18 – Michael Pestel ‘88 Patrick Peters ‘20 – Carrie Fricano Peters ‘86 Robert Rafanelli ‘18 – Richard Rafanelli ‘76 Jake Ream ‘18 – Joseph ’86 & Vicki Jaloszynski Ream ‘88 Alexis Ream ‘21 – Joseph ’86 & Vicki Jaloszynski Ream ‘88 Isabella Reilley ‘19 – Michael Reilley ‘78 Jacob Rigor ‘19 – Michael Rigor ‘82 Olivia Rovansek ‘21 – Christopher Rovansek ‘88 Hannah Ruddy ‘20 – Brian Ruddy ‘88 Kailey Ryan ‘19 – omas Ryan ‘86 Tori Scavone ‘19 – Eugenia Wasson Scavone ‘84 Jack Sebben ‘21 – Patricia Gary Sebben ‘90 Jack Sidler ‘20 – Norman Sidler ‘87 Samuel Smith ‘18 – Shannon Mullins Smith ‘89 Shea Smith ‘20 – Shannon Mullins Smith ‘89 Elyse Spaccapaniccia ‘20 – John Spaccapaniccia ‘89 Nora Sypkens ‘21 – Maureen Barry Sypkens ‘86 Peter Vosicky ‘21 – John Vosicky ‘89 Shannon Williams ‘20 – Jay Williams ‘76 L to R: Front Row: Nora Sypkens, Shea Smith, Grayson Clynch, Shannon Williams, Alison Gedratis, Caeley O'Connor, Robert Rafanelli, Jack Sidler, Aidan O'Connor Second Row: Mathew Pestel, Samantha Mullins, Brooke Morgan, Megan Huﬀ, Elise Spaccapaniccia, Alexis Ream, Madeline Crosse, Mary Kate O'Connor, Nate Kremkow Third Row: Devin Chiaramonti, CeCe Moran, Olivia Rovansek, Alondra Holler, Kate Crotty, Maggie Crotty, Hannah Ruddy, Josephine Lloyd, Katie Bukovsky Fourth Row: Jacob Ream, Maura Barrett, Katherine Owczarski, Isabella Reilley, Tori Scavone, Grania O'Flaherty, Brookelle Grimsley, Enya O'Flaherty, Megan Laughlin, Luke Bukovsky, Patrick O'Connor, Jack Sebben, Joseph Melarkey Fifth Row: Colin Considine, Ben Lah, Rian O'Connor, Peter Vosicky, Liam Casey, James Hubeny, Daniel Lansdon, Ethan Peska, John McManus Back Row: Frank Conforti, Sam Smith, Jack Mullins, Patrick Burke, Jacob Rigor, Joey Knutdson, Ryan Laughlin, Cal Doucet, Jacob Blim, Henry Lah, Maximus Kasallis Not pictured: Lauren Bartosz, Daniel Canty, Christopher Hejny, Matthew Hejny, William Kelly, Michael Maloney, Ethan Miller, James Musil, Garrick Nielsen, Riley O'Connor, Patrick Peters, Kailey Ryan

MArrIAGES, FuturE BronCoS, uPdAtES & SYMPAtHIES

SYMPATHIES

To the Pellizzari Family on the death of Mr. Maurice Pellizzari. Maurice is the father of Jonathan Pellizzari ‘04. To the Knepper Family, on the passing of Mr. James Knepper. James is the father of Susan Knepper ‘00. To the Hayes Family, on the passing of Mr. Robert Hayes. Robert is the father of Bruce Hayes ‘70, Jan (Hayes) Powell ’71, Richard Powell ’73 and Stephanie (Hayes) Salansky ‘75. To the Carlevato and Sherlock Families on the passing of Mrs. Virginia Carlevato. “Gramma Vato” is the grandmother of Tony Sherlock ’97, Tim Sherlock ’00, Katie (Carlevato) Panio ’02, Ashley Carlevato ’05, Steven Carlevato ’08 and Nikki Carlevato ’13. To the Bava Family, on the death of Mr. Frank Bava. Frank is the father of Montini Catholic Finance Board Chair Mike Bava. He is also the grandfather of Greg Bava ’04, Lindsay Bava ’06, Melanie Bava ’10 and Eddie Bava ’14. To the Meegan Family, on the passing of Mrs. Caryl Randa. Caryl is the mother of Ed Meegan ’96 and Patricia (Meegan) Ifland ’98. Mrs. Randa is also the sister of former Montini Catholic teacher Virginia Carroll.

To the Van de Velde Family on the passing of Mrs. Harriet Van de Velde. Harriet is the mother of Jim Van de Velde ‘70. Mrs. Van de Velde is also the grandmother of Ryan Van de Velde ’02, Megan (Van de Velde) Iasielo ’04, Luke Van de Velde ’06 and Karley Van de Velde ’09.

To the Young Family on the passing of Mrs. Sandra Young. Sandra is the wife of Tom Young '70. Mrs. Young is also sisterin-law to Jim Young '71, Tim Young '73, Andrew Young '77, Matt Young '81, Maggie (Young) Kremkow '84 and Suzanne Young '90 and aunt to Nate Kremkow '16.

UPDATES Courtney Kline ‘16 has been named Wake Tech Community College “Most Improved Athlete” Award for 2018. Kline started all 26 games for the Eagles Softball squad, hitting .337 with a home run and 25 RBI’s. Kristin Burger ’11 recently graduated from Midwestern University with a Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies. Burger is now working as a Physician’s Assistant with Premier Primary Care Physicians Group in Carol Stream, serving as a Hospitalist at Central DuPage Hospital. Howard Tribble ’75 was recently named Senior VP of Design and Construction at Caesars Entertainment.

Please e-mail your Bronco updates and/or photos to Brian Casey ‘01, Alumni Director: bcasey@montini.org.

Congratulations to the following alumni who will be inducted into the Montini Catholic Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday evening, September 7, 2018 during our football festivities: Tara Chocol ’86 , nancy Kuster Economou ’84, Garrett Goebel ’08, Anthony Guido ’03, Jaleel Johnson ’12, Michala Johnson ’10, Mike Tellone ’71, Jordan Westerkamp ’12, and Jay Williams ’76 More information about the induction ceremony is available online at www.montini.org/HallofFame.

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August 10, 2018

BRONCO CLASSIC

GOLF OUTING St. Andrews Golf & Country Club, West Chicago Visit: www.Montini.org/BroncoClassic18 to Register.