Moreau Catholic High School
ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019
Dear Mariners, In thanksgiving and gratitude, we present to you our 2018-19 Annual Report. The names listed inside represent all the members of the community who made financial contributions to Moreau Catholic during the last fiscal year. We are so thankful and blessed to receive this tremendous support! There are so many more members of our community who have contributed in-kind donations, who have volunteered their time and expertise, and who have attended our arts and athletics events as supporters and fans. God has graced us with a wonderful and caring community, and we offer our heartfelt thanks for all you do for our students and our school. There are also a few very inspirational stories inside about alumni, families, and students who are making a difference in the Mariner community. Countless other stories remain to be told, and we invite you to connect with us and let us share your impactful stories! Moreau Catholic continues, after 54 years, to be dedicated to the legacy and values of the Congregation of Holy Cross and its founder, Blessed Basil Moreau. Each and every day we strive to be a college preparatory school with a deep commitment to outstanding achievement. As a community of faith, we prepare our wonderful students through academic, social, and spiritual experiences, all designed to form and transform them into responsible citizens of our increasingly global and technologically-rich society. We do all this with an outstanding faculty and staff who truly care about our students, our mission, and Catholic education. The impact of your support is tremendous in helping us complete our mission successfully. Academic excellence and rigor depend on that support; artistic creativity and productions depend on that support; the transformational experience of being a Mariner scholar-athlete depends on that support; and the values-rich theology, campus ministry, and liturgical programs depend on that support. Please continue to invest in our students, our school, our teachers, and our mission—we are a great school because of your great support!
In gratitude,
Terry Lee President
GROWTH OF THE ENDOWMENT
45%
endowment increase since 2015
38%
of Moreau Catholic Students are receiving tuition assistance
$2.4 Million
of tuition assistance was awarded to students during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Thank you to Moreau Catholic High School’s dedicated teachers, administrators, and staff members who contribute one hour of each pay period to various scholarships and other programs vital to the development of our campus community.
Jerico Abanico Tom Alcott Dave Baptist ’85 Maggi Bender Narciso Bernardo ’13 Kim Capurro Henny Chen Francine Cronin Diana (Straggas) DeFrance ’76 Angela Demmel Stacey Ferriera ’86 John Forsyth Colleen Galloway ’77*
Liz Guneratne Kristin (Graham) Hannon ’02 James Hannon ’02* Christopher Hayes Maria Heath Enrique Henriquez Doug Hupke Bill Katen Colleen Kelly Jana Kleczek Christine Krisman Patrick Landeza Terry Lee*
Dorothy Lubin Julie Maroun Mary McInerney Robert Parker Dave Prisk Corinna Sanding ’14 Connie Stanton Karen Strawn Ann Khristine Tabora Jenny Toscano Michael Tsan Denise Varga Julia Wang * Denotes two hours
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Investing in Potential Theology chair, James Hannon ’02, shares how his history with Moreau shapes his altruism
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Our faculty invests many hours beyond the school day to provide compassionate, Catholic education to our students. While that investment of time often exceeds contractual obligations, many of the faculty and staff also choose to invest monetarily to the well-being of the school. One such faculty investor is James Hannon ’02. The Hannon family is somewhat of an institution at Moreau Catholic. Between Michael K. Hannon ’74 (James’ father) and his siblings, James and all five of his siblings, and several cousins, nearly two dozen Hannons have come through the halls of Moreau, not to mention various spouses who are also Mariner alumni. As James describes it, “I always thought of Moreau as ‘the destination’ for my family. That was like the place where you went.” When James was in 7th grade, he was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder (ADD). His parents warned him that he might not be able to do Moreau, which James calls “devastating” news. But James did get accepted to Moreau and flourished. He fell in love with cross country and became editor-in-chief of the student newspaper. He says, “I feel like Moreau gives the students an opportunity to be leaders when maybe they don’t think they can be leaders.” Because of mentors who believed in him, James was able to tap into his own potential, and he hopes to do the same for his students now. James’ interest in studying theology was born at Moreau. He highlights several faculty who shaped how he approaches theological study: “Peter Shelley is like my mentor. He was instrumental in my passion for Catholicism. But at the same time, I think about Michael Steeb who really got me to question a lot of my beliefs, really investigate whether other world faiths have the answer. And really what is the answer? I think about Amy Armstrong who was a first year teacher as I was a first year student at Moreau, and we kind of navigated that time together and now we’re colleagues. Amy Armstrong was so passionate about world affairs and so passionate about mindfulness. That meditative practice really stuck with me, I don’t want to say in spite of, but in concert with my Catholic faith.” James became interested in teaching after being somewhat of a student teacher for his journalism class in high school while his teacher was on maternity leave. For a short time he thought he might be a sports journalist, but decided that life was not for him. After graduating from Saint Mary’s College of California, James began to pursue a master’s degree in theology from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union. Through a series of serendipitous events, he was hired as a theology teacher for the 2007-2008 school year.
He recounts, “I was stunned, but I was SO excited. I loved it. I was like, this is it! It was really hard, my first year of teaching, but it was such a blast. Just being up there in front of the kids and interacting with the students, getting to know their lives, and getting to know their stories. I realized in that first year, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.” Per his calculations, James has taught roughly 1,500 students in his 13 year tenure. “It makes you realize how much of an impact you can have on people’s lives,” he remarks. James invests his time in Moreau through teaching, chairing the Theology department, and coaching cross country, but he also invests fiscally as a member of the Two-Hour Club. Each year, faculty and staff can choose to contribute to the faculty appeal. One option is to join the Hour Club, which means investing one hour’s worth of each paycheck to whatever program they like, such as scholarship funds or student programs. Some folks, like James, go so far as to be members of the TwoHour Club. In an effort to explain this dedication to Moreau Catholic, James breaks it down as follows: “I think of my job at Moreau as a marriage. I give everything to my family. I sacrifice a lot for my family. And they sacrifice a lot for me. I think Moreau sacrifices a lot for me...They provide me with a space to be creative. They provide me with a space to be passionate. They listen to what I’m about and they provide me with opportunities to implement [my ideas]. I’ve heard the stories of my students and I’ve been really moved by a lot of what they’re going through, so I give my money in order that it goes back to the students. I mean that’s what it’s all about. I think any teacher would agree, the reason why we’re up here is for the kids. That they feel comfortable, they feel safe in the classroom. And any way I can make that happen, I will.” In his life outside of Moreau, James is married to fellow Mariner, Theresa (Bell) Hannon ’00. They have two children—Owen and Eve—who James often brings on campus, to the point that Eve comments on her own recognition: “I’m like really popular at Moreau, right dad?” You’re a Hannon, Eve. So, yeah, you’re pretty popular.
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SUSTAINING OUR LEGACY, ENSURING OUR FUTURE For more than 50 years, Moreau Catholic High School has been providing a compassionate college-preparatory education to the greater East Bay community. We are committed to the ideas and philosophy set forth by Blessed Father Basil Moreau and the Congregation of Holy Cross. This commitment includes being steadfast in teaching the four pillars of Bringing Hope, Building Respect, Being Family, and Educating Hearts and Minds. It is through the kindness and generosity of our alumni, parents, and the broader community that we are able to be faithful to our four pillars and deliver on the promise of a high-quality, college preparatory educational experience for our deserving students. At Moreau Catholic High School, we feel blessed by our partnership with you to educate our students, and we thank you for your generosity. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes do happen. Please let us know if there is an instance where information is inaccurately reported so that we can correct the mistake. Thank You.
Fr. Moreau Guild - ($10,000.00+) Anonymous ESponsor Now, Inc. Moreau Catholic Boosters
Holy Cross Circle - ($5,000.00+)
Anonymous Fremont Bank Cara and Brian ’77 Schott The Joseph and Mercedes McMicking Foundation Anthony Varni
Cross & Anchors Circle - ($1,000.00 + ) Anonymous (2) Dennis Anderson ’70 Benevity Community Impact Fund Thomas Bottorff ’71 Robert Caruso and Faye Clements Congregation of Holy Cross, Moreau Province Gema and Guillermo Diaz Alexandra Farhangui ’16 Grace and Robert Ferrando
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John Friedrichsen ’69 Norma and Felix Galaviz Colleen Galloway ’77 Annanya and Bhaskar Ghosh Laurie and Jason Guerrero Dr. Elizabeth Guneratne Kristin (Graham) ’02 and Kendall ’02 Hannon Henryorg Foundation Padma Parthasarathy and Sundaram Jawahar Kathleen and David ’82 King Wenschel Lan ’02 Miriam Rhew and Brian Lee Terry Lee Marta Vera and Miguel Leon Anthony Lombard Geraldine McGrath Michael McGrath ’81 Microsoft Corporation Janet and Stephen Miller Marlene Perry ’73 PG&E Corporation Foundation Elvia Quiroga Crisanto Raimundo Margarita and Ed Raney Dianne and Arthur Reardon Rotary Club of Piedmont Montclair Albert Santillano ’12 Gail Schiffman Shamrock Office Solutions, Inc. Peter Shelley Frances Stone YourCause, LLC
Voyager Club - ($500.00+)
Anonymous (4) Kathleen (Maloney) ’77 and Mark Alcott Jay Austin ’86 Anne and C. Richard Bartalini Patricia and Vince ’82 Bevilacqua Kathleen Browne Christina Nakata-Bruce and Guillermo Bruce Margaret Bryant Janet Capurro-Graham Zeze Cardoso Francine Cronin Most Rev. John S. Cummins Diana (Straggas) DeFrance ’76 Angela Demmel Erin O’Reilly ’84 Mylene Dupaya ’92 Mark Ehrhart Kristin (Knox) Esche ’92 Stacey (Raimondi) ’86 and Michael Ferreira Julie Vasilyeva and Alexei Fomitchev
Gregory ’83 and Meylene Garcia Joanie Gerhardt Marianne (Ritzman) Gray ’84 In Memory of Scott Sanborn ’78 Theresa (Bell) ’00 and James ’02 Hannon Sheila Huang Elena and Douglas Hupke Ellen Ingalla ’96 Tamara and Martin Juarez Kathy and Curtis Keswick Aina (Engalla)’87 and Steve Konold Diane L’Heureux Dorothy Lubin Felicia McDuffie ’83 Maureen McNally Gregory Palin ’71 Paula and John ’84 Parisi Sally and William Philbin Lorrie and David Pullman Frances and Ruben Quilalang RGA Design LLC Scott Rivenes ’83 Mary and Kevin ’75 Rossi Benjamin Sacramento ’01 San Francisco 49ers Foundation Juan Emanuel Santos ’02 Reginald and Nancy Saunders Richard and Janet Smith Patricia (Roark) Spillner ’75 Christine and Kevin ’72 Sweeney Quang Trinh ’88 Brenda and Chad Trunkhill Frank Vargas ’71 Monica Wong and Ernest Yu Frances (Erwin) ’81 and Eugenio ’83 Zertuche
Mariner Club - ($250.00+) Anonymous (6) Jerico Abanico Camille and Allan Alcayde Michelle and Cristopher Aldridge Kimberly and Jose Alino Ruelito and Mary Asino Corinne and Gerald Au Rajpal and Jatin Bal Addison Balasbas ’08 John and Janis Becker Maggi Bender Denise and Herman Betchart Wajiha Ali and Mohammad Bhaiji Gina Wang and Barry Brescia Julie and Robert Breuil Hanna Bui
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Mariner Club - ($250.00+)
By the Beach Productions, LLC Kristine and Roger Caothien Kim and Vincent ’77 Capurro Lilibeth and Alvin Castaneto Bernadette and Roderick Cello Catherine Diaz-Centeno and Raymond Centeno Annie Lin and Eric Chen Henny Chen Linda and Peter Cheng Aracelly and Daniel Choy Elaine and Robert Clark Maribel and Alex Co Evangeline Co Ira Cook, Jr. ’74 Joyce and Godfrey Cosio Lisa and Troy Cote Rebecca and Yvonne Day-Rodriguez Laura and Victor De La Cruz Belinda and Rogelio De Vera Maribeth and Paul ’87 Delucchi Cellu Dhawan Audrey and Rommel Dingle Girish and Aparna Divate Michael Domingo ’90 Maria Duenas Kimberly and Martin Ebert Robin Evitts Julie and Brad ’72 Faria Katrina (Rosario) Ferreira ’93 Marianne and Raymond Firmeza Kiera and Erik Fisher Colleen Arnold and Gregory Galati Rama and Rajsekar Ganesan Marlene George ’84 Elesa Ambaye and Mulugeta Ghile Savitha and Puneet Goel Marissa and Jesse Gonzaga Luis Gonzales Christina and Jose Govea Kameelah Green Vineet and Aparna Gulati Kathleen and Michael ’74 Hannon Teri and John Hastings Christopher Hayes Loveta Head Enrique Henriquez Cristina and Josserand Hernandez Ana and Julio Herrera Katherine (Woelffer) Hill ’78 Mandy Wu and Man Ho Norma and Oscar Ibaceta Martha Rendon and Paula Ibarra
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Romina and Shad Ismail Bhawna and Lav Jain Supriya Sharma and Rajiv Jain Parvinder Kour and Amarjeet Johal Geraldine (Dungca) Jones ’88 Rachel Joseph Linda and Rajaganesh Kamalnathan Ritu and Sanjeev Kamboj I-Wen Wei and Joo Kang Nancy and William Katen Colleen Kelly Yvette Carretero and Roberto Khamseh Nana and Rex Kiang Charlene and Richard Kibanoff Rosario and Kenneth Kinzler Jana Kleczek Jane (Sweeney) Knous ’85 Dawn and Jonathon Kurtz Christine and Cleveland Kwan Jacqueline Laforga Jennifer and Patrick Landeza Afsheen Lebastchi ’94 LMEPAC Charity Program Custodial Account Rocio and Alonzo Lopez Michelle and Mario Lopez Sanh and Ana-Marie Ly Arun Mandalapu and Sarada Gogineni Charu Malpani and Pavan Mandhani Kelly Chock-Mao and Francis Mao Julie and Joseph Maroun Victor and Debra (Spillers) ’83 Martin Guen Martin Patricia and Jose Martinez Reshmi and Lebon Mathew Nichole McGowan Mary McInerney Maria and Bill Miller Angela and Jaime Mira Phyllis Moroney Shelley Morris Magdalena (Alvarez) Nevel ’90 Tuyet-Linh Doan and Hao Nguyen Samuel Nirmal and Vijaya Lingala Lola Noren Maura Young and Will North Maria and Derek Nunes Yvonne Lin and Thomas Pacheco Sunita and Suman Paul Andrea and Ronald Peck Lucia and Gustavo Pena Julita and Luis Perea
Todd Perras ’83 Michael and Leslie Pestana Brad Pezzaglia Annie and George Pham Venus Picart-Ramsey ’93 Giti and Robert Pieper Marleen and David Prisk Antonette and Aloysius Quiambao Uma and Ramgopal Ramachandran Maria and Efrain Ramirez Errol Ramos ’90 Sarah and Gurpreet Ratra Jan and Christine Richard Michelle and Douglas Rodgers Rocio Ross ’92 Patricia and Richard Salas Veronica Salazar Samudra and Conrad Sathianathen Sanchita (Banerjee) Saxena ’90 Krishnan Ennapadam and Mahadevan Seetharamn Aileen Nerio and Chris Semko Latrina Surratt-Shur and Todd Shur Evangeline and Franco Sinay Balwinder Kaur and Mohinderpal Singh Sandeep Kaur and Tajinder Singh Keisha and Justin Smith Marie Smith Haitao Hao and Chuan Song James Souza ’70 Robin and Mark ’73 Spillner Connie and Michael Stanton Yvette and Leonard Stephens Narayan Swami and Gowri Subramanian Lucy Wang and Tao Tang Michelle (Raimondi) ’85 and Jim Thompson Deborah Chow and Albert To Renee Tolero Ramandeep and Jasjit Toor Liza and Ferdinand Torres Michael Tsan Rex and Rosemary Ugalde Yamel Valdez Rosa Heredia and Oscar Vallejo Denise and Edward Varga Deysi Aleman and Jose Vasquez Carolina Velez Sunitha Gopal and Venkatesan Vijayakumar Ann and Relly Viray Julia Wang
Reginalyn and William Wei
Green & Gold Club - ($1+) Anonymous (5) Caroline and Noel Abarcar Agnes Abenojar Danny and Amalia Abenojar Evelyn and David Abisia Ariyike and Carlos Abraham Grace and Arnelio Acosta Maureen and Gabriel Adami Carole and Michael Adami Kim Agasaveeran Rubie and Daniel Aguilar Maricon and John Aguirre Riffat Akram Rose and Raphy Alamparambil Maria and Orlando Albaira Kathleen (Maloney) ’77 and Mark Alcott Chona and Leon Alejandro Genoveva and Javier Alfaro Mark Alhadate ’80 Charis and Claude Allen Fabiana Lacerca-Allen and Clinton Allen Talibah Allen Jana and Peter Aloo Dolores and Javier Alvarez Carmen and Kevin Amaro Erika and Jose Amezcua Marisol and Raulie Ancheta Lionel Anderson Egar and Josefine Andino Angel and Melissa Ang Chijioke and Tolu Anyanwu Felipe Aquino Rachel Aquino Alberto Aranda ’95 Carmen Arechiga Martha Arguello Tammy and Edward Arnold Deborah and Dennis Arnst Danzen and Vengie Aseoche Dolores and Ahmad Aslanbaigi Vahida and Abbas Attarwala Parvin and Daljit Atwal Joshy and Jessy Joseph Austin Mario Avanto ’08 Deepta and Girish Avantsa Rosemarie Quinto and Benjamin Avelino Gina Avila ’91 Armando Ayala
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Green & Gold Club - ($1+)
Aasha Babel Angela C. Backers ’76 Cynthia and John Bader Monique (Smith) ’85 and David Baga Lynnette Bailey Myrna and Brian Baker Angelica and Charles Baker Kala Ramaswamy and Mohan Balaji Miguela De Leon and Andy Balingit Maria Veremma and Madgie Balingit Rosei and James Baltz Jessica and Humberto Banuelos Bertha Sanchez Zayas and Eugenio Barrales Marie Kristine and Benjamin Barretto Manuel and Aileen Bautista Edelyn and Roy Bautista Maria and Albeaus Bayucan S M and Wayne Beasley Lisa (Guerra) ’83 and Gary Bega Cherrie and Sixto Beltran Narciso Bernardo ’13 Abha and Rajeev Bhalla Denise Bianchini-Senft ’90 Hana Baba and Louai Bilal Marissa Biscardi ’90 Evelia and Anthony Boccaleoni Patricia Bojorquez Leticia and Jose Bolanos Jessica and Darryl Bond Michael Booker ’92 David G. Borghi ’85 Annemarie and Justin Bosl Sami Boutros Michael Brand ’87 Simarjeet and Diljit Brar Karla and Marco Bravo Claudia Briones Shannon Britton Adjoua Brou Geoffry Brown Skylar Brownie Rea and John Buendia Tina and John Bueno Bernice and Micah Bueno Kathleen (Weber) Buffleben ’79 Julie Burns ’94 Christina and Fred Butler Marie Butler Michele Byrd Neil Calderon ’92
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Jennifer and Barry Callier Craig and Tammy Cameron Kathy and John Camp Jesse and Alison Canchola Ana Maria and James Canonizado James Capurro ’10 Maria and Bob Capuzelo Estela Munoz De Cardenas and Manuel Cardenas Veronica Tranlong and Sennen Carlos Federico and Lailani Carls Kelly Caro Katrina Teresa Carpio Steven Carvalho ’78 Larry and Sandra Casareno Patricia and James Casarotti Amy and Stephen Cassidy Veronica Cazares and Rogelio Castaneda Regina and Ferdinan Castillo Marjorie and Carl Castro Susan Catan Gretchen (Moitoso) ’89 and Vincent Cava Noah Cavestany Elaine Cera ’95 Ivy and Craig Chan Julia Luk and Philip Chan Victoria Pui-Kei and Vincent Chan Tim Chaparro Sonali and Jagdish Chaphekar Joelle and Edward Chapman Shirley Kumar and Lawrence Chaudhary Maria and Angel Chavez Angelica Quezada and Saul Chavez Christine and George Chen Yuren Chen Chevron U.S.A., Inc. Mamta Narain and Amardeep Chhatwal Selina Gutierrez-China and John China Christine Nguyen-Chiu and Edmund Chiu Minnie Chan and Roy Choi Joseph Chow Daniel Choy ’20 Kely McKeown and Mark Christopulos Anna and Donald Chu Kelli Flannery-Cid and Jeffhry Cid Maria and Luis Cipres
Laura Cisneros ’80 Victoria and Maurice Cloutier Jonathan Cole Dr. Joseph Connell Kenyetta Cook Nicole Cornejo Maria Corpuz Graciela Jasso-Corral and Armando Corral Denisse (Munoz)’00 and Daniel Corral Julie Corral ’79 Rosalia MacIas and Rodolfo Correa Rita Cote Steven Coulthard ’85 Jan Creighton Roland and Marivic Cruz Corazon and Jesus Cuaresma Mary Cuevas Donna Cumming Alan Davie and Maureen Buggy Anne and Scott Davison Linda and Gregory De Guzman Maria De Guzman Viera Elenita De Jose Lea and Milton Dale De La Torre Everlyn and Leroy De Leon Mildred and Floyd De Sousa Paulina Del Rio and Anthony Decoteau Maria DeGuair Grace Del Rosario Nelson Del Rosario Mary Ann and Edgar Delos Angeles Mark Delventhal Silvia and Carl Dempsey Catherine (Milam) ’82 and Jeffrey Den Bleyker Ronak Desai and Purvi Chokshi Penny and Matt Dickstein Jessica Dietz ’97 Aleth and Paulo Dimaano Barbara Tran and Hien Dinh Concepcion Juarez-Diroll and Robert Diroll Rong and Kenneth Dixon Millie Dharmawan and Don Donchuanchom Kennisha Donnelly Cherie Dowell Kevin Dowling ’80 Bill and Ann Marie Drabin Maria Duenas Ana and Miguel Duharte
Bryan and Jackie Duncan Victor Dungca ’86 Luzviminda and Anthony Dysico Scott Earney Larry and Meliza Edejer Sakai Metcalf and Edward Ellison Domenique and Bryan Embrey Rosalyn Washington and Jeoffrey Encinas Andrea Lawrence and Kevin Erler Daniele Chase-Escalante and David Escalante Jennifer and Benito Esguerra Ana and Ronald Espejo Olga Trujillo and Edwin Espinoza Isabel and Jose Espinoza Dante and Dulce Evangelista Neriveh and Ernie Evangelista Olivia and Romeo Evangelista Zainab Fallay Lisi Munayco and Raymond Fellers Gloria and Kenneth ’88 Fernandez Deepa and Paul Fernes Elizabeth Ferreira Rosita and Moises Flores Rosario and Noe Flores Annabelle Jose and Stanley Fontillas John Forsyth Felicia and Efrain Franco Justin Frantz Allison and Joseph Nidia Fuentes Kevin Futagaki ’00 Michelle Paredes and Ephraim Gabriel Maria and James Galanida Douglas Galloway Weynshet Mengistu and Seyfu Garadew Claudia and Jose Garcia Mitra Garoussian Deidre Garron Andrea Phillips and Marcus Gary Ana Gatchalian Robert Gatrell Genentech Employee Giving Program Maria and Richard Geronimo Pratima and Iqbal Gill Arita and Kenneth Gillett Kathryn Givens Marinieve Truvillion and Raymone Glaze Monika Momiyama and Reymundo Godoy Paula Gogin Ana and Hector Gomez Veronica and Jose Gomez Karina Gomez
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David’s Ec O Soa P s 8
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Oxygen 16.00
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Phosphorus 30.97
David Hong ’20 is nothing short of a 21st century renaissance man. He is part entrepreneur, part environmental activist, part socially conscious humanitarian. He is also a full time high school student who is vice president of the Associated Student Body, president of a highly active cocurricular club, and on the varsity volleyball team, among other things. His company, David’s EcoSoaps, makes soaps that are completely biodegradable as well as nourishing and safe for sensitive skin. As if that weren’t enough, with each bar sold, David’s EcoSoaps donates a bar to Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore location in Oakland. Habitat then puts the soap into their houses, at once promoting a sense of environmental consciousness within the community and providing a tool for helping others mitigate their skin issues. This is truly a passion project for David that grew out of his own struggles with eczema. When he was in middle school, David began struggling with outbreaks of eczema that were so itchy and painful that they distracted him from his school work. “I noticed that my skin would burn with the use of Dove soap and other commercial soap products. And after I would leave the shower it would be drier and itchier than normal, and it would exacerbate my skin irritation,” he recounts. This observation sparked David to investigate what was in the products that he was using on his skin. What he found was a multitude of chemicals that not only contributed to his skin irritation, but were also toxic to the environment. He began asking himself, “Has anyone ever tried to create their own soaps? Why isn’t this a problem that everyone’s concerned about?”
A self described animal lover, David has grown up with an interest in protecting the natural world. In his freshman year biology class, he learned more about the detrimental effects of human actions on the environment and developed a passion for environmental justice. He became a member and is now president of Earthwise, Moreau Catholic’s environmental sustainability club. Over the next few years, David began experimenting with making his own soaps. He researched soap bases that were both moisturizing and eco-friendly, and he found that goat’s milk was an ideal base. He tested combinations of ingredients to find “the optimal saponification level. Basically, the level at which the triglycerides in the goat milk and lye fuse together to create a soapy solid which allows for soap to be functional.” By junior year, David had a couple of years of soap making under his belt, and felt ready for the next step. While in his Social Justice class last year, David found the right moment to take this project to the next level. As part of the Social Justice course, students are expected to complete a capstone project. David decided to use this opportunity to create an environmentally and socially conscious business with this soaps. He created a website through which to sell his soaps and began partnering with Habitat for Humanity. In an effort to supplement his knowledge, David petitioned to audit an upper division summer course called Water and Sanitation Justice at UC Berkeley. Through this course, David learned more about eutrophication, that is the excess amounts of phosphates in water bodies that cause overgrowth of algae. David explains, “When the algae die, their decomposition
uses up the oxygen in water bodies causing the ecosystem to become hypoxic—lacking oxygen. Lack of oxygen kills off fish, that decomposition takes up more oxygen, and the situation worsens until the water body is dead.” His professor also informed him that sewage treatment plants are currently ill-equipped to filter out all chemicals of commercial
“Why isn’t this a problem that everyone’s concerned about?” products. This motivated David, more than ever, to share his soaps with his broader community, prompting him to start David’s EcoSoaps. David is considering different career paths to ultimately pursue, but will start by majoring in environmental science. One path would be going into sustainable development, which would lead him to work on creating solutions for large scale environmental issues. Another path would take him the route of medical school toward becoming a dermatologist, allowing him to help others with skin conditions such as his own. No matter what career path he chooses, David does hope to grow his business and his brand, and eventually expand past soaps. We wish him the best of luck and are proud to call David a Mariner! David’s EcoSoaps sells fully customizable soaps in fun shapes like turtles and hibiscus flowers. The bases, scents, and colors are all biodegradable and gentle on skin. To learn more and order, visit www.davidsecosoaps.com.
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Green & Gold Club - ($1+)
Jonh Gong Michelle and Gary Gongwer Jenny and Noel Gonsalves Rachel (Cirimele) Gonsalves ’82 Felicia and Ormando Gonzales Tricia and Brian Gonzalez Gladys and Edgar Gonzalez Miguel and Josefina Gonzalez Google Matching Gifts Program Maria Concepcion and Dennis Gordo Ellie St. Andre Gould ’77 Archana and Sanjay Govan Aswini Rajkumar and Rajkumar Govindaraman Mary-Jane and Steven Graham Lisa (Ivaldi) ’85 and Dino Granzella Ann Margaret Graybeal Katie (Hansen) ’08 and Benjamin ’00 Greenbaum Sidney and Audrey Griffin David Guerra ’78 Luzel and Arlen Guevarra Nisha and Amit Guha Maria Chavez and Sergio Guijarro Zhenting Lu and Hong Guo Nan Zhao and Yuqiang Guo Manuel Gutierrez Adrien Hadley Mieleanwati Fung and Sofian Halim Kadeer Halimi Sadia and Mohammad Hammad Syed Haque Adriena Groves and Lee Harris Stefan Hau-Riege Marina and David Hazelwood ’75 Maria and Allen Heath William Heinlein Mirna and Rodney Herb Diego Herrera ’22 Jonathan and Tricia Herrera Monica Heuer Ann and James Heuser Kim and Alexander Hoang Thi Hoang ’99 Satomi and Thomas Hoffmann Jennifer and Gregory Holguin Caroline Hsieh and Jen Hong Arlene Hood ElenitaJoy (Siapno) ’96 and Shanon Hopkins Margarite and Edward Horvath Christina and Ryan Hoskinson
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Nilda Lee-Hossain and Shah Hossain Syed Hossainy and Fairooz Samira Patricia and John Hritz Ana and Jeffrey Hsue Charity and Ray Hudnall Harpreet and Rajnish Humpal Almas and Arshad Hussain Pham Huyen Fidelito Ibalio IBM Corporation Matching Jennifer and Arthur Ignacio Charsina Imara Ruben and Maribel Irias Veronica and Mark Ismael Patrice Adkins and Clinton Ison Kim and Michael Jacinto Arpana Gupta and Sambhav Jain Shiksha and Sanjay Jain Neetu Jaiswal Gayle and Jay Janton Naren Jawahar ’22 Sophia and Charles Jeganathan Tara Jones and Antoine Johnson Pia and Derrick Johnson Hirut Kahsai Lisa Kaloostian Ritu Gulati and Rajiv Kalra Meghan Kamaka-Park Adrienne and Christopher Kane Divya and Sachin Kapur Vibha and Arjuna Karunaratne Larcy and Joel Katindoy Sukhjinder Kaur Ayse and Kadir Kaya Tanisha Keene Justina Imelda and John Kelsey Meera and Anil Khatri Philip and Valenilua Kilmartin Jane F. Kilzer ’73 Alicia and Jonathan King Deena and Roland Kleinman Angela Knapp Frank Knight Shirley and J. William Knox Jocelyn and Paul Koch Jyothsna Pydiparti and Sreekanth Kollipara Pragathi and Ramakrishna Konda Geetha Ramu and Vijay Kotian Kelly and Ousseynou Kouyate Ted Krzywicki ’74 Margie and Leon Ku Ferishta and Sayed Kulaly Vani and Ravi Kumar
Charis (Guina) Kwe ’89 Maria Charo Cecilia and Miguel La Chica Kimberly and John Lacabanne Denise and Benjamin Lai Taaj Avery and Roland Lakes Venkatesani Lakshminarayanan and Vijayalakshmi Bharadwaj Sangeeta Lal Mike Landsberg Josephine and Rolando Lara Alan Lathrop Gavin Lathrop ’19 Mary Kate Lathrop Marianne and Robert LaVigne Anita and Raul Ledesma Kim-Elizabeth and Douglas Lee Judith Legaspi Rayna Lett Kin Wong and Yim Hung Leung Jannette and Hedelito Leuterio Henry Levy Diane and Douglas Lewis Rosemarie and Diosdado Limun Annie Lin ’95 Tzu-Hsin and Ming-Te Lin Ryan Lin ’18 Edwin Yeh and Min Hua Liu Minyi Liu Rosey and Jeffrey Loaisiga Lucille Lola-Woodward ’79 Angel Lopez Yolanda Pulido-Lopez and Arturo Lopez Mayra and Carlos Lopez Bryan Lorentz Danielle Lorta ’89 Mary Anne (McFaul) ’78 and John Lothrop Jose and Crisanta Loza Jingyang Lu ’22 Maxine and John Lynch Liberty Mabalot Cara Madden-Watson ’97 Patricia Palmeri-Maffei and Andrew Maffei Teresa and Benjamin Magana Maria Cynthia Magsalin and Raymund Magsalin Armin Malcampo Tabassum Alam and Mohammad Malik Jane and Craig Malmgren ’70 Purnima Mangal
Sirisha Tatiraju and Muralikrishna Mannava Carmen and Aniceto Manosca Sharlene and James Mansfield Richelle Manuel ’96 Emerald Maravilla ’05 Glen and Anne Marcus Danielle A. and Jeffery J. Marinai Horacio Martin ’98 Lilia and Paul Martin ’85 Shawna Martin Karen and Felix Martinez Maria Pat and Floriberto Martinez Lorraine and Manuel Martinez Roched Gonzales and Roy Marucut Stephen Mathewson Jacqueline Hernandez and Jose Mayoral Maydean and Richard Mc Kay Paula Hartman and Timothy McCallion Michael McDonald ’85 Paul McKenna ’83 Aundrea McLellan Silvia McManus-Munoz and Thomas McManus JaNey Meeks-Hay Ron Meier ’76 Javier and Angelica Mejia Ramon Mejia Hiwot Fullmore and Mesfin Mekonnen Dolores Miranda and Julian Melendez Elisete and Mark Melendres Danamer Mercado ’91 Wilma P. and Max Meregillano Gizachew Merid and Maaza Michael Susan and Stuart Metcalfe Lenilou and Delnis Miranda Aminah Mitchell Mythill Annamraju and Prasad Modali Jhanhara and Irfan Mohammed Anasuya and Susanta Mohanty Michelle Moir Guillermo Molina Maria Montes Karen and Richard Moraida Darnel (Tureaud) ’85 and Daniel Moresi Carol and Christopher Morgan Shonda and Jonathan Mosby Jackie and Matthew Moses
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Green & Gold Club - ($1+)
Monica and Daniel Mowry Grace and Gilbert Mulingtapang Ethel (Villegas) ’89 and Jay Mulitauopele Mirelle and Brian Mullin Norma Munoz Deanna and Matthew Murchison Alfred Musgrove ’90 Shannon and James Myatt Maria Napitan Sethupathi Natarajan and Vijayapriya Veluchamy Gudrun and Juan Negreira Nicole Nelson Willams ’22 Nikki Netter Network for Good Li Heung and Ping Ng Hanna Bui and Dat Khoa Ngo Michelle and Brian Nguyen Huang Nga Nghiem and Canh Nguyen Lien Bui and Lan Nguyen Lynn Nguyen Minh Nguyen Truc and Paul Nguyen Trang Nguyen Diana Tran and Tri Nguyen Minh Nham and Ha Nhu Br. William Nick, C.S.C. Ajmer Nijjar and Karmjit Kaur Jim Nondorf ’69 Nargis and Russell Nouri Katia Nunez Tina and Rafael Nunez Seraphine Nzomo Emelyn and Isidro Obra Grace and Austine Ohwobete Martha and Juan Oliva Anne and Clifford Ologbosele Christopher and Annalise Olsen Alda and Michael ’69 O’Neill Mita Gopal and Ritesh Onjerthady Silvia and Charles Ortiz Gregory Otico ’93 Luzvimind and Manuel Otico Susanna (Orozco)’83 and Gerald Oto Minerva and Christopher Ott Nicole Shaw-Owens and Harold Owens Lorrie Owens Imelda and Stuart Pace Erlyn and Ramon Palacios George Palma
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Brian Palmer Jona and Emmanuel Pangan Mildred and Rafaelito Pangilinan Evelyn and Phillippe Paradis Patricia Clerico-Parham and Gary Parham Diya and Amitava Parial Justina Lee and Steve Park Kristen Parker Dax Parreno ’88 Jagruti and Dilesh Patel Ana Patterson Paypal Charitable Giving Fund MaryAnn and Oscar ’84 Pena Ana and Daniel Penalva Maricar and Arnold Penaroyo Yolanda Penton Diane and Tony Pereda Doris and Anthony Pereira Ellis Perez Lynn Perez Percival Perlas ’12 Annie and Trac Dinh Pham Hang Phan Lorraine and Linh Phan Alina Phu Jocelyn (Manuel) Pierre-Antoine ’94 Sunitha Soman and Ajith Pillai Michelle Pimentel ’96 Yolanda and Fernando Pineda Samantha and Jimmy Pineda Brandie and Dwayne Pittman Siobhan (Moroney) ’85 and James Poole Connie and Tito Portea Wendy and Ronald Posadas Grace and John Poulet Leslie and Robert Powers Gabriela Preciado Irene and Jesus Preciado Reynaldo Punzalan Julie Kha and Quang Quach Tonya Wolff-Rachal and Jacques Rachal Rowena and Alexander Radich Raman Aarthi and Sridharan Rajamani Rajarajan Rajendran Juana and Ignacio Ramirez Andrea (Varni) Ramiza ’84 Emma and David Ramnarine Olga Patricia and Hugo Ramos Christabelle and Raymond Ramos Abeni Ramsey
Stephanie Randell Virbin and Sandeep Randhawa Sowmya and Saiprasad Rangarajan Barbara and Richard Ratto Krista and Ronald ’85 Rebello Magdalena Garcia and Charles Reichel Dilian Reyes ’97 Angela and Ronald Reyes Grace and Rodolfo Reyna Rocio and Claudio Rezende Marissa Rhodes Christine and Steve Rhodes Dr. Kaia Richards ’99 Erika Richardson Carmen and Marcos ’96 Rios Maria Pena and Charles Rivas Andrea and Marcus Rivera Liliana and Timothy Roberto Catherina Robinson Tina Montoya and Josie Robles Maria and Salvador Robles Lizette and John Rocha Amy and Lloyd Rochon Sandra and Francisco Rodarte Adela and Hector Rodarte Idaly and Alexander Rodriguez Cecelia Rodriguez Patrick and Hazel Rodriguez Juana Rodriguez Laura Rodriguez Melissa Rojas Tracie and David ’85 Romo Sandra (Hickson) Ross ’75 Roy Rubio ’05 Catherine and Isak Saad Manjit Salh and Kulwinder Rana Linda and Carlos Salinas Sheila Gough-Sampson and Paul Sampson Laura and Andrew Sanchez Jeffrey and Annalie Sanchez Lorena and Jeremias Sanchez Gary Eric and Suzy Sanchez Ranbir and Suhkjit Sandhu Corinna Sanding ’14 Haydee and Luis Sandoval Nathalie Sandoval ’19 Vishnu Durairaj and Suresh Sangiah Teresita and Jorge Saniel Amerfina and Dante SanPedro Doris Santana Joanne Sarino Rimple and Sourabh Satish
Devin Saxon ’08 Angela and Peter Schaaphok Amy and Jason Schwartz Agnes and Giuseppe Scoppetta Lilibeth Castro and Frankie Scott Joyce Scozzafava Wolfgang and Ana Sedano Joselito and Mary Segismundo Sharmistha and Ananda Sen Karen and Frank Serpa Maria Serratos Prieto Maria Riza and Rolen Sese Sapana Majmudar and Ketan Shah Nidhi and Amit Sharma Neetu Jaiswal and Nikunj Sharma Puja and Ravinder Sharma Monika and Sanjeev Shera Joyce Lee and Phillip Shi Shyam Jagannath and Shripriya Shyam Carlos and Maria Silva Ria and Joseph Simmons Jessica Simons Mandeep Dhillon and Lovepreet Singh Rosalyn Docena and Sanjeev Singh Manisha Chandra and Bimalendu Sinha Vidhi Kastuar and Priyadarshi Sinha Virginia (St. Andre) Sire ’74 Natasha Smith Kelli and Robert Smith Stephanie and Shawn Smith Jenny Fu and Bryan So Gail Soares-Artikaslan ’75 Tarninder and Bhupinder Sondhi AJ Sonnick Ferdie and Zita Soriano Frances Mascarenas-Sornet and Tey Jon Sornet Shareeka and Kamarlo Spooner Anu Natarajan and Bhaskar Srinivasan Roopa Rangadurai and Mukundan Srinivasan Seema and Devesh Srivastava Cimphonie Stephens Andrea and Edward Sterling Kathleen Stevens Karen Strawn Bohong Su Saumya Balasubramanian and Srikrishnan Subramanian Deepak and Varsha Sukthankar Suzy Tjan Sunarto and Eddi Sunarto Mary and Jeffrey Surdilla Gail (Bonora) Swartzendruber ’79 Melanie and Bryan Sweeney
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Rukhsana and Kareem Syed Ann Khristine Tabora Rochelle and Marcelo Tagle Marianne and Wilson Talaugon Maria Rocio and Arturo Talavera Karen and Kennedy Tan Target Marites and Nelson Taroy Kiarra Tate Tameka Tate Lori Taylor Mariciel and James Telmo Samuel Tesfa The Clorox Company Foundation Cheryl and Austiin Thomas David Thomas ’01 Tonya Thomas Cheryl Thompson Eva-Maria and Robert Tisdale Donique Tobin Beverley Goede and James Torrence Veronica and Alfredo Torres Josephine Torres Allea and Kenneth Torres Lillian Torres Mayra Torres Hang Pham and Rick Tran Thu-Thuy and Vinh Tran Cindy Nguy and Kevin Trinh Truist Maria and Philip Tsao Julie (Tsen) ’86 and Andrew Toouli Rachel Meiling and Chuen Tsoi Trichia and Allen Tsou Somer and Jack Tucker David Turner ’01 Funmilayo and Milton Tyler Maria Cruz Vera and Saul Ulloa United Way of the Bay Area Betty Uribe Ruby and Ron Usac Sudha Rao and Shravan Vaddiraj Kathy Rogers and Donald Van Leeuwen Paul Vassar Swaminath Veeramani Kamini and Pius Vella Cho-Cho Vergara Cathyruth and Michael Vergara Tanya and Edward Viera Evangalina Viera Jennifer Manalo and Marvin Flores Villanueva Sharon Villarreal ’84 Maria and Jose Villegas
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Kathleen and Roberto Villongco Jocelyn Marquez-Viray and Christopher Viray Suzanne Vo Samantha Wainwright Erndolyn Walker Dana (King) Wark ’76 Susan Ferrante and Jessie Washington Joni Pattillo and Daniel Watson Josephine Weber Sandy and James Wei Barbara Westerhoff Anju and Peter White Annette Whitsitt ’78 Debra and James Willis Michelle Yap and Htay Win Shatara and Russell Winston Todd Wirsching Beverly (McCall) ’74 and Roger Witham Francine and Edward Wolf Xue Xie and Chan Wong Yi and Edward Wong Ruqiyah and Vincent Wong Catherine Wool Yumei Wu Christina and Njomo Youmbi Rieko and Regan Young Nancy Yset Davila James Yun ’21 Nora and Gabriel Zamora Leilani and Edgardo Zapanta Delia and Arturo Zendejas Miao Xue and Peng Zhang Zijing Zhang Zhifen and Sen Zhong Elaine Zollner ’73 Jeanette and John Zugnoni
ALUMNI GIVING BY CLASS YEAR 1969
John Friedrichsen Jim Nondorf Michael O’Neill
1970
Dennis Anderson Craig Malmgren James Souza
1971
Thomas Bottorff Gregory Palin Frank Vargas
1972
1977
Kathleen (Maloney) Alcott Vincent Capurro Colleen Galloway Ellie St. Andre Gould Brian Schott
1978
Steven Carvalho David Guerra Katherine (Woelffer) Hill Mary Anne (McFaul) Lothrop Annette Whitsitt
1979
Brad Faria Kevin Sweeney
Kathleen (Weber) Buffleben Julie Corral Lucille Lola-Woodward Gail (Bonora) Swartzendruber
1973
1980
Jane F. Kilzer Marlene Perry Mark Spillner Elaine Zollner
1974
Ira Cook, Jr. Michael Hannon Ted Krzywicki Virginia (St. Andre) Sire Beverly (McCall) Witham
1975
David Hazelwood Kevin Ross Sandra (Hickson) Ross Gail Soares-Artikaslan Patricia (Roark) Spillner
1976
Angela Backers Diana (Straggas) DeFrance Ron Meier Dana (King) Wark
Mark Alhadate Laura Cisneros Kevin Dowling
1981
Michael McGrath Frances (Erwin) Zertuche
1982
Vince Bevilacqua Catherine (Milam) Den Bleyker Rachel (Cirimele) Gonsalves David King
1983
Lisa (Guerra) Bega Gregory Garcia Debra (Spillers) Martin Felicia McDuffie Paul McKenna Susanna (Orozco) Oto Oscar Pena Todd Perras Scott Rivenes Eugenio Zertuche
1984
Marlene George Marianne (Ritzman) Gray Erin O’Reilly John Parisi Andrea (Varni) Ramiza Sharon Villarreal
1985
Monique (Smith) Baga David G. Borghi Steven Coulthard Lisa (Ivaldi) Granzella Jane (Sweeney) Knous Paul Martin Michael McDonald Darnel (Tureaud) Moresi Siobhan (Moroney) Poole Ronald Rebello David Romo Michelle (Raimondi) Thompson
1986
Jay Austin Victor Dungca Stacey (Raimondi) Ferreira Julie (Tsen) Toouli
1987
Michael Brand Paul Delucchi Aina (Engalla) Konold
1988
Kenneth Fernandez Geraldine (Dungca) Jones Dax Parreno Quang Trinh
1989
Gretchen (Moitoso) Cava Charis (Guina) Kwe Danielle Lorta Ethel (Villegas) Mulitauopele
1990
Denise Bianchini-Senft Marissa Biscardi Michael Domingo Alfred Musgrove Magdalena (Alvarez) Nevel Errol Ramos Sanchita (Banerjee) Saxena
1996
2005
ElenitaJoy (Siapno) Hopkins Ellen Ingalla Richelle Manuel Michelle Pimentel Marcos Rios
Emerald Maravilla Roy Rubio
2008
Mario Avanto Addison Balasbas Katie (Hansen) Greenbaum Devin Saxon
1997
Jessica Dietz ‘97 Cara Madden-Watson ‘97 Dilian Reyes ‘97
1991
Gina Avila Danamer Mercado
1992
2010
1998
James Capurro
1999
Percival Perlas Albert Santillano
2012
Horacio Martin
Michael Booker Neil Calderon Mylene Dupaya Kristin (Knox) Esche Rocio Ross
Thi Hoang Dr. Kaia Richards
2013
Narciso Bernardo
2000
1993
Katrina (Rosario) Ferreira Gregory Otico Venus Picart-Ramsey
1994
Julie Burns Afsheen Lebastchi Jocelyn (Manuel) Pierre-Antoine
1995
Alberto Aranda Elaine Cera Annie Lin
2014
Denisse (Munoz) Corral Kevin Futagaki Ben Greenbaum Theresa (Bell) Hannon
Corinna Sanding
2016
2001
Alexandra Farhangui
David Thomas David Turner Benjamin Sacramento
2018
2002
2019
Ryan Lin
James Hannon Kendall Hannon Kristin (Graham) Hannon Wenschel Lan Juan Emanuel Santos
Gavin Lathrop Nathalie Sandoval
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SCHOLARSHIPS & ENDOWMENTS Moreau Catholic High School offers both merit-based and need-based scholarships to students so that they may attain a Holy Cross college preparatory education. Given the increasing costs of education, mere money alone should not stand in the way of our students in achieving their goals and dreams.
The Bernie Puccini Scholarship Beth and David Baptist ’85 Kim and Vincent ’77 Capurro Terry Lee Robert Parker Bernadine and Gilbert Puccini Antonio Rodriguez Wilma’s Collision Repair Splurge Catering & Special Events
Board of Trustees Scholarship Barbara and William Hemenez Maritza and Tim Ilario Frances and Ruben Quilalang Richard and Janet Smith
Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Kevin McCarty Memorial Scholarship
Narciso Bernardo ’13 Claudia Briones Anna Brown Kim and Vincent ’77 Capurro Henny Chen Janet Chrisman Diana (Straggas) DeFrance ’76 Theresa (Young) Doty ’78 Justin Frantz Kerrie Gibson Luis Gonzales Maria and Allen Heath Nancy and William Katen Jana Kleczek Christine and Michael ’72 Krisman Terry Lee Ted Newton Caitlin Riley Jordan Romero ’11 Audrey Schroeder Karen Strawn Ann Tabora Karen Thomas Michael Tobler
Caitlin Baczuk ’95 Kristin (Graham) Hannon ’02 Michael and Cheryl Steeb Jennifer and Mario Toscano
Andy Ward
Br. Gary Stone, C.S.C. Memorial Scholarship
The Janet Pessagno Memorial Scholarship
Kim and Vincent ’77 Capurro Janet Chrisman Robert Parker Monica Weekes ’78 Fremont Bank
Anonymous David Anthony Harry A. Avila Joan and Allen Lopez
Philip Wilder
Maria Mignano Memorial Scholarship Susan and John Mignano
Robert Collins Memorial Scholarship Maria Isabelle Santos ’99
In Memory of Fred and Theresa Anderson Dennis Anderson ’70
In Memory of Richard L’Heureux ’12 Mark Ehrhart
In Memory of Robert Swartz Terry Lee
In memory of Janet Lombard Anthony Lombard
In Memory of Gregory Hansen ’71 Frank Vargas ’71
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Paying it
FORWARD For some Moreau Catholic families, being a Mariner is in their blood. Like the Wuelfing/Slivinsky family. Monica (Wuelfing) Slivinsky ’87, her siblings, and several cousins came through Moreau. She and her husband, Barry, sent all three of their children - Mitchell ’16, Adam ’19, and Mia ’23 - here as well. For the Slivinskys, being part of the Mariner family means committing more time to the school than the seven hours of the school day and giving more financially than the monthly tuition check. To the Slivinskys, being part of the Mariner family means honoring other families who are making difficult sacrifices to be here and celebrating the excellent education that Moreau students receive. Monica recounts with admiration the hard work and sacrifices her father—a tile setter—and her mother—a homemaker—made to send her and her siblings to Moreau. She also recognizes that, in today’s economy, a family with a similar arrangement would not be able to afford to send multiple children to Moreau, which is a significant factor as to why she and Barry invest in Moreau Catholic. She says, “Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that we would be in a position to actually be able to help others that are making those same sacrifices. But I have great respect for those families that are
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working so hard because they believe in Catholic education. My upbringing makes me really, really happy to help out when we can.”
example of their younger son, Adam, who was in the inaugural AP Environmental Sciences class and used what he learned there to shape his capstone project. While Monica and her relatives were embedded in the Mariner community, Barry grew up in Livermore, California and knew nothing about Moreau Catholic. Yet, his shorter experience with Moreau has inspired him to be a member of the finance and investment committees, and this year become one of the newest members of the Moreau Catholic Board of Trustees. Whether through investment of time or money, the Slivinskys give to Moreau in order to pay it forward. As Barry sums up, “We’ve been blessed with so much, and Monica and I, we didn’t really start with much when we were married. As soon as we could give back financially, we’ve done that. And we really come to focus on local needs. Things we feel passionately about. Moreau is one of those things that we feel passionately about. It feels good to give to Moreau’s programs or scholarship funds or whatever it is that the school needs because it has immediate, tangible impact.”
Monica and Barry knew that they wanted their Catholic values to be integral to their children’s education. As Monica puts it, “It was always our long term vision that our kids would continue in Catholic school all the way through high school. I don’t think we ever thought anything else about it... We just knew Catholic school was the path.” Though they gave their eldest child his choice of high school, Mitchell chose to attend Moreau and had a good experience. This has become yet another driving factor in the Slivinsky family’s generosity toward Moreau. Barry says, “It’s fun to give back to a school where our sons had such a great experience, where our daughter has just walked in the door as a freshman.” In the 32 years since Monica graduated, the world has changed in many ways, a fact not lost on the Slivinskys. What they appreciate is the ways in which Moreau has changed too. “I think that [Moreau has] focused in on looking at those bigger issues and bringing those issues into the curriculum... to really help prepare students for what they are going to do with their future, and to think about how they want to enact change,” comments Monica.
In addition to their love for Moreau, the Slivinskys love spending time together as a family, especially on hikes and trips to their home in Truckee. Mitchell is finishing his time at UC Davis, studying microbiology, while Adam is just starting at UC Santa Cruz, along with ten other MCHS graduates from his class. Mia is wrapping up her first semester at Moreau. Monica runs a private practice as a speech pathologist, and Barry is an accountant for Adobe. This tight knit family invites other Mariner families to invest in this community as well. Monica states, “I feel like it was so important to us to be part of a community, like a Catholic school community, Catholic church community...and I think our kids are better because of that. That involvement is always a great way to spend your time.”
Additionally, both Barry and Monica appreciate how Moreau has integrated these changes into the theological curriculum with things like the Social Justice class and capstone project as well as student supports like the Saint Andre program. Barry adds, “I think both of our boys who have graduated have a good, worldly view of things. They think deeply about issues of the day, and I think a lot of that was cultivated here.” They share the
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