The Raider - Winter 2018

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Raider

A PUBLICATION FOR ALUMNI, STUDENTS, PARENTS & FRIENDS OF REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL

CELEBRATING

140 YEARS OF TRADITION

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE • Meet our New Jesuits • Part Two of 140 Years of Regis Jesuit History • Alumni Pioneers in STEAM

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ON THE COVER

Photo of the fall 2017 RJ Theatre premiere of Fiddler on the Roof by Jeff Harpham

SCHOOL NEWS

Message from the President 3 Meet Our New Jesuits 4 FEATURE: 140 Years of History Part II The Move to the Public Athletic League 6 History of the Crest 9 We Are the Raiders!

10 Tradition Meets Innovation - Fiddler on the Roof 12 The Fall Classic 2017 14

THE ALUMNI RAIDER

Tradition: An Essential Part of the Raider Experience 15 Alumni Pioneers in STEAM 20 Class Notes 22 Where Are They Now: Fr. Michael Tueth, SJ 27

COMMUNITY NEWS

Faculty Notes 29 Raider Journeys 30 In Memoriam 31 Upcoming Events Back Cover

M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T Regis Jesuit High School, —a Catholic educational community— engages the gifts of young men and women in a single-gender environment, fosters faith in Jesus Christ and promotes justice and mercy, develops critical minds and nurtures compassionate hearts to serve others – all for the greater glory of God.

PRESIDENT David Card '87 PRINCIPALS: Alan Carruthers – Boys Division Gretchen M. Kessler – Girls Division CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Rhonda Morroni VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Rick Sullivan VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT Mindae Russell DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Charisse J. Broderick King CONTRIBUTORS Helen Bingham Bethany Carmellini Anastasia Conley '18 Adam Dawkins '98 Hunter Dobbs '20 Sara Dougherty Katie Haley Paul Miller '04 RJ Media Program Trina Sandler Amanda Shepherd Paul Soriano Colin St. John '01 Mary Zimmerman DESIGN: ChopBlock Collective, Ltd. PRINTING: Unique Litho, Inc. at American Web Printing Printed on environmentally-friendly paper using sustainable production methods.

The Raider and Alumni Raider are published by Regis Jesuit High School twice a year [summer and winter]. Your comments, opinions, inquiries about the magazine, Regis Jesuit High School, its programs or community members including alumni are welcome to communications@regisjesuit.com. Story ideas and submissions are welcome as well.

Regis Jesuit High School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

MESSAGE F ROM THE PRE S I D E N T

Dear Regis Jesuit Community, When we think of Catholic institutions, we’re more likely to think of words like tradition and permanence than ideas such as innovation and creativity. One of the things I am most proud of as an alumnus and president however, is that at Regis Jesuit, we don’t believe we have to choose one over the other.

One of the strategies we are developing to respond to this need is an Ignatian approach to STEAM programming. For those new to this acronym, STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. The application of this thematic approach has many varieties in education. Some good, and some not so good.

As we continue the celebration of our 140th anniversary, we continue to explore the depths of our Catholic and Jesuit traditions to find the better way, to enable our students to work creatively and collaboratively, to get to know themselves and how they are being uniquely called to lend their gifts and talents to better serve God, humanity and creation.

While we continue to draw heavily from the deep well of our Catholic and Jesuit traditions—and I can attest that we do this much more vibrantly today than in my time as a student— we also possess a courageous openness to change. Just as we endeavor to develop in our students an openness to growth, we too as an institution possess this openness.

As we develop this capacity, we know who we are. For us it means a higher level of integration of these subject areas. It means stronger avenues for collaborative work and information processing. And most importantly, it means developing a disposition for problem-solving to better serve God, humanity and creation.

Inside this edition, you will get to see some of the ways this creativity is unfolding among our students as we pursue the magis and respond to the signs of the times.

As we read the signs of the times today, we understand that we have to help our students to discern good information from bad, to communicate effectively, to work collaboratively and to be confident and purposeful in drawing from their own deep well of faith tradition to serve God, humanity and creation.

Blessings, In Ignatian terms, we can contextualize this as pursuit of the magis, but we have to caution ourselves to be especially purposeful in our pursuit of the magis. Too often, the magis is interpreted simply as David Card ’87 more – as in, we have to do more President if we desire to serve better. But sometimes a better interpretation is simply that which is better.

Welcome to the winter edition of The Raider.

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Two Jesuits Join the RJ Community

BY CHARISSE BRODERICK KING WITH REPORTING BY HUNTER DOBBS '20, RJ MEDIA

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ast year, Fr. Ron Mercier, SJ, provincial of the Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus, asked all the Jesuit apostolates to consider how they would remain true to and deepen their Ignatian heritage as the demographics of the Central and Southern Province evolve. Those questions are something Regis Jesuit’s Ignatian Identity subcommittee of the Board have been considering. Fr. Tom Rochford, SJ ’64, chair of the committee, knows the school will have some operational adjustments to make in the future when there are no longer enough priests to meet the school’s sacramental needs, but he isn’t that concerned about the school becoming less Ignatian. “When I was a student here in the early 60s, I was taught almost exclusively

by Jesuits, but Ignatian identity wasn’t something addressed explicitly. There was just an assumption that it existed then and still when I returned to teach in the late 70s,” he recalls. “When I came back here three years ago,” he continues, “I was and remain impressed by how the school has imbued Jesuit spirituality into all aspects of the student experience.”

By God's grace, we currently have five Jesuits serving our school community, including two who joined us this school year. We introduce you to them here.

Fr. James Goeke, SJ Fr. Jim Goeke, SJ, who teaches math in the Girls Division and is the new superior of the school’s Jesuit community, came to Regis Jesuit with one goal, “To bring the community closer to Jesus,” he said.

Goeke grew up in a very Catholic family where priests were valued, which he believes lead him to his vocation. “I don't know all the things that God did to lead me to become a Jesuit,” he said.

One thing is for certain, attending a Jesuit high school had a very profound effect on his life.

Before being accepted into the novitiate, Goeke attended the Jesuit-run St. Louis University High School. He had a teacher there whom he remembers, “was a really important mentor in my life, who pointed me towards teaching.” In high school, Goeke reports that he was “mostly a pretty compliant kid who took school pretty seriously. I wanted to make good grades and all.” He was also involved outside of the classroom. “I ran cross country and track. I really was just a hard working kid. I also did work study.”

Math has always captivated Goeke. Mentored by a teacher in high school who also helped him navigate some of the challenging situations of adolescence, he decided he wanted to teach. Paired with his deep faith, he said, “It was kind of natural to look at the Jesuits.”

Entering the novitiate at age 19, Goeke’s parents hadn’t really made it clear how they felt about this move. “I got a letter from them one day saying that they supported my decision and were always there for me,” he said clearly remembering the day, “It felt good to see that they were always behind my decision whatever it may have been.”

Fr. Jim Goeke works with a student to explain a mathematical concept

Though Goeke taught early on, he has spent much of his career working outside the Jesuit schools, serving as a hospital chaplain, novice director and in retreat ministry. Returning to the classroom after 27 years has proved a bit of a challenge. He confides that at times it has been “hard for me to connect with the students in today’s classroom. With all the new technology and the new language, it will take some time for me to get used to teaching [again.]” He feels fortunate to be returning to teaching in a supportive environment. “Luckily,” he says, “everyone here has been so welcoming and helpful. The sense of community has made me feel welcome.”

Mr. Aric Serrano, SJ A Jesuit in formation serving as a scholastic for the next three years at Regis Jesuit, Aric Serrano describes himself as a “quiet kid in high school." That is until he joined the band, playing the euphonium, which he says “brought me out of that shell.” Serrano attended Clayton High School in Clayton, New Mexico, where he also ran track. “I was horrible, I just did it because all my friends did it, and I complained every practice, I was surprised I wasn't kicked off the team,” he said.

When he was an undergrad, he remembers, “I did the whole normal college thing of going to class, going to parties, doing, you know, things I probably shouldn't have been doing.”

However, he also was aware that “there was still something pulling me to become a priest, specifically a Jesuit. I read the lives of St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier, and I was inspired by them, especially St. Francis—of them going off and them bringing God to people and talking about Jesus. I was really inspired by the missionary work that the Society was doing. I also had an aunt who was a Carmelite nun, and she encouraged me to discern with the Jesuits,” Serrano said. He describes his family as being “surprised” when he decided to join the Jesuits, but nonetheless, they have been supportive.

In addition to teaching freshman theology, Serrano also helps with the Concert Band, shown here conducting the group when they recently played at the grand opening of local restaurant

Serrano has a favorite Bible passage that has guided his formation as a Jesuit—Psalm 139. He relies on it, he says, “Because it talks about God knowing me intimately, God just loving me for who I am, for me it's always a go-to. I always start a retreat with that verse,” he says.

Before coming to Regis Jesuit, Serrano attended Fordham University in New York. “I really love New York City. You can spend years there and never do the same thing twice,” he said. He recalls enjoying playing softball with other Jesuits for the university, “I played right field. I wasn't that good, but it was still fun playing with friends who were brother Jesuits.”

He also recalls reading a lot of theology books, which capture his interest, but also help him to reflect on “the unanswered questions: who is God, who is Jesus—those questions are intimately related to who am I,” he says. He continues, “The more I learn about Jesus, the more I learn about who I am and what I am called to do.”

For the next three years, Serrano has been called to teach at Regis Jesuit. With his quiet wit and strong faith, he will undoubtedly become a well-loved role model during his time here.

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From the Archives:

140 YEARS OF REGIS JESUIT HISTORY – PART TWO

This is the second in a series of articles taking a look back at some important yet relatively unsung moments in Regis Jesuit’s history, on the occasion of its 140th anniversary.

The Move to the Public League

BY COLIN ST. JOHN '01

When The Raider sat down with Mike Buckley '63 to discuss Regis Jesuit history, he mentioned that the school’s move from the Parochial League into the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) was key. Well, everyone involved knew there was only one place to go for that information: Guy Gibbs '47.

“As soon as I started coaching, I thought that—for the future of the school—we better try to get into the [Colorado High School] Activities Association,” Gibbs, who began his coaching tenure at Regis Jesuit in 1956, tells The Raider. “Fr. Verdieck and I made an appointment with the commissioner, years before 1967. The commissioner asked, ‘Well, you have a state tournament, don’t you?’ And I said, ‘Yes, we do.’ He asked, ‘Do you have a state football playoff?’ I said, ‘Yes, we do.’ And he said, ‘Well, we don’t want to send our teams over to yours. Why do you want to send your teams over to ours?’

It was the dumbest statement I’ve ever heard. We didn’t make much progress.”

Fr. Arthur Verdieck, SJ was Regis High’s athletic director at the time and, with Gibbs, mounted something of a covert operation. “Fr. Verdieck and I started a state private school track meet, and we hired all the public school track coaches to be the officials,” Gibbs recalls. “We paid them ten bucks and gave them a free meal. And we did that for several years.

We had a half-miler named Paul Cattermole '64, and he was the best half-miler in the state. So we made that quite clear: ‘Paul Cattermole is the best half-miler in the state.

Too bad he couldn’t be a state champion because he was in a private school.’”

Gibbs tried to get into the Aurora Relays, but was thwarted by a superintendent. Then, Denver Public Schools wouldn’t let Regis run at an Adams City meet. “We kept pursuing this with our own track meet and, well, kindness kills better than anything else,” Gibbs says. “So coaches became very sympathetic with our situation. Finally Ray Ball, who was a good friend of mine by this time, presented to the board the fact that we should allow these people to get in. Because, if we don’t, they’re going to sue us and win.” Ray Ball was the Assistant Commissioner of CHSAA when Gibbs and Verdieck began their quest. Gibbs and Ball refereed together in the Western Athletic Conference, becoming friends. Luckily for Regis Jesuit's prospects, Ball later became the commissioner, himself.

“The superintendents of the school districts who were involved with the Skyline League all met at Regis High School in the president’s lounge,” Gibbs says, calling upon his razorsharp memory. “After a discussion, Iver C. Ranum, who was superintendent of the Westminster School District got up and said, ‘You know what? The only reason we don’t want Regis in our league, is we’re afraid they’ll beat us in football, and I don’t think that’s a very good reason.’ So that took care of it and we were voted in.”

Gibbs attempted to get all of the Catholic schools to go in together as a league, but was rebuffed by many fellow Parochial League heads. The admission of Regis Jesuit into CHSAA in 1967 can’t be underestimated. “It was crucial,” Gibbs says. “Mullen got in and St. Mary’s in Colorado Springs got in at the same time. The pastors of the other remaining parochial league schools said, ‘Well, this is great: Regis and Mullen are out. Now we can win some championships.’ So what happened then was: Annunciation closed, Mt. Carmel closed, St. Francis closed, St. Joe’s closed. They all closed, for obvious reasons. Kids weren’t going to go there.” Who knows what would’ve become of Regis Jesuit, but there’s a pretty good chance it may have joined that list of shuttered institutions. For this and much more, it wouldn’t be outrageous to suggest you thank Guy Gibbs the next time you see him.

Special thanks to Guy Gibbs '47, Mike Buckley '63 and Regis University, in particular Elizabeth and Gerald Cook.

THE 1967-68 BASKETBALL TEAM, COACHED BY GUY GIBBS '47, BECAME THE FIRST PAROCHIAL TEAM TO ENTER THE COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION STATE AAA TOURNAMENT; WITH THEIR 13-1 RECORD, THEY WERE CO-CHAMPIONS OF THE SKYLINE LEAGUE, BUT FELL SHORT OF CLINCHING THE TITLE.

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LOOKING FOR US? The summaries for athletics and activities will be a featured section in the summer 2018 issue of

The Raider. In the meantime, connect with us on social media for scores, updates and other news on our teams and clubs.

#GoRaiders Athletics photos courtesy of Paul Soriano @pablolophoto

The Crest: A History

BY CHARISSE BRODERICK KING, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

We use the Regis Jesuit crest, occasionally also known as the shield, the coat of arms and sometimes even the seal, in myriad ways to represent the school. It is an integral part of our logo, emblazoned on T-shirts, team uniforms and glassware and embossed on the diplomas of our graduates.

But as with all familial crests, the emblems contained within it are tied to the history and mission of the high school. The original image was designed in 1963 by Rev. Jim McMullen, SJ, who imbued meaning into every section: •

In the upper right quadrant is the seal of the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic religious order that founded Regis Jesuit.

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The three crowns below it symbolize the patronage of St. John Francis Regis, in whose honor the school is named.

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At the lower right, the colors of Regis Jesuit are displayed in the red and white checked area.

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The predominance of red, white and blue in the crest reflects our national colors, with the blue also showing the school’s dedication to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

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The three books at the lower left indicate the three branches of learning—religion, science and the humanities—taught here.

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Finally, in the upper left section, the brown and gold diagonal bars represent the original colors of Regis College, the parent institution of the high school.

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The mountains in the foreground signify the location of Regis Jesuit in the Rocky Mountain region.

So in what may appear initially as simply a decorative image, there exists a whole lot of history, symbolism and information about our school and its greater mission and connection to the world.

This wooden version of the crest shows the colors of Fr. McMullen’s original design; it hangs on a pillar at the base of the staircase in Tradition Hall of the Girls Division

The crest logo, based on Fr. McMullen’s design, became a federally registered trademark in June 2015

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We are the Raiders!

A PEEK INTO THE HISTORY OF OUR MASCOT

BY COLIN ST. JOHN '01

The design of Regis Jesuit’s mascot has changed more times than the high school has changed buildings. And the moniker itself is no simple story, either. Way back when, “Reds,” “Red Raiders” and “Raiders” were swappable. A story entitled “Reds Still Showing Splendid Ability” can be found in the March 2, 1931 issue of Regis University’s The Brown and Gold. “Reds” is the preferred term throughout.

In the 1940s, “Red Raiders” and “Raiders” become more commonplace, across a myriad of student newspapers, themselves morphing: The Aegis, The Red Jug, The Regis Scribbler, The Regis Raven and The Raider Review. And, if the name’s origin is confusing and complicated, the image is even more so.

“The theatre was full that day and the boys were fearful that Means was going to rake them over the coals,” Harrison goes on. “We showed him the current version of the Raider, which was similar to the University of Illinois mascot, but in profile. Means took a long look at it and pronounced it very respectful and dignified. The room began to relax.

Then he asked them what tribe the mascot was from. No answer. Then he asked what the feathers represented. No answer. Then he asked what the facial markings signified.

Various depictions of a Native American chief dominated the Raider depictions for 45 years. On the 1949 yearbook, there’s an image of an arrowhead. Six years later, a Native American appears inside the fold. By the 1960s, a logo eerily similar—okay, it’s the exact same—to the Cleveland Indians’ Chief Wahoo began to pop up. The early 90s saw a profile view of a chief take over. And, then, poof: the 1994 yearbook features a knight. Besides the growing consensus in the 80s and 90s among sports franchises to ditch what might be considered disrespectful Native American imagery, what exactly happened?

Fr. Jeff Harrison, SJ gives The Raider the lowdown. “I do not remember exactly how the issue arose, but there was no outside event or pressure,” Harrison relates. “I was the moderator of Student Council and activities director, so I was tasked with implementation. There was a great deal of resistance among the students, especially the seniors as they did not want to be tagged as the class that changed the mascot. The film, The Last of the Mohicans, had come out and was very popular. I knew that Russell Means, who had starred as Chingachgook in the film, lived in Denver, so I invited him to speak to StuCo and any interested students.”

From the Archives: A patch on a vintage piece of Raider wear shows one depiction of the school mascot as a Native American

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No answer. And so on. In this way, he accomplished what no amount of berating would have done. He gently asked us to think about it and left. At a later meeting StuCo reluctantly but firmly acknowledged it was time for a change. This was when the fun began.”

that horse to be up on the gym wall for the school gala and auction that spring. It clashed with the theme of the gala.

Somehow we simply ignored his protestations and finished it anyway." What are you gonna do?

“This was a really volatile debate that year,” Fr. Ambrose Criste '93 tells The Raider. “I don't know who was behind the proposal to change the mascot, but it became something of a cause célèbre among the students.” Harrison recalls that there was a contest where any student could submit a drawing for a new mascot. “We had previously decided to keep the Raider name,” he says. Dozens of drawings included many takes on the Grateful Dead logo, as well as administration-rankling designs like a “Panty Raider.” The contest was canceled and a committee was formed. Mark Benson '96 designed the knight and a group of students painted the gym wall—now in the Girls Division—over their senior year Spring Break. Criste happened to be one of those students. “The design was already complete, so it was a matter of projecting it up onto the wall of the gym—with an overhead projector, not kidding—and getting a whole team of about six or eight of us to trace the design up on the wall, with the help of one of those cherry-picker lifts,” he says. “Then, a smaller crew of about four of us painted the rest of it.”

“I had been away for a few days and they had almost finished when I returned,” Harrison remembers. “The first thing I said was, ‘Isn't that red a bit orange?’ Three of them turned on the fourth who had chosen the color. They had argued about this for days. We agreed that the red bits had to be redone but we kept the original orange in the horse's tongue where it can be seen to this day.” Criste recalls the great hue incident, himself, the effects of a painting mixing, well, mix-up. He finds the tongue closer to pink— the debate rages on—and continues, “Fr. Houlihan tried to stop the whole project midway because he didn't want

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Tradition Meets Innovation A MODERN INSTRUMENT USED TO INTERPRET A CLASSIC MUSICAL

BY CHARISSE BRODERICK KING, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH REPORTING BY ANASTASIA CONLEY '18, RJ MEDIA

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here are hundreds of Electones in the world, a few in the United States and one at Regis Jesuit.

A modern version of the synclavier, an instrument used in pit bands in the 1970s, the Electone is a high-performance electronic organ with advanced digital capabilities. It made its musical theatre debut in the premiere staging of Regis Jesuit Theatre’s fall production of Fiddler on the Roof.

Jade Law '18 played the Electone as part of the student pit band for the musical. She had traveled to Beijing to learn the craft. “My dad had me out with an Electone professor at one of the conservatories in China to teach me the basics,” Jade said, “Then for about three weeks, I would go to the conservatory, lock myself in a practice room and play for about seven hours a day.”

Though Law played the Electone during all the songs in Fiddler, the instrument was most prominently featured during the song Tevye’s Dream. For that scene, in which the main character recounts a far-fetched dream to his wife, the Electone provided the complete orchestration, and, in an unconventional move, was played on stage.

“We were offered this unique opportunity to use this instrument for Fiddler. We knew the audience had to see Jade playing it in the scene that would showcase its full potential,” Aldo Pantoja '01, the show’s director, recalled.

Tim Sauer '06, the show’s pit band director added, “Typically the Electone is meant to be played as a solo instrument before a live audience with the musician often wearing a spectacular outfit while performing.

Having Jade on stage during this other-worldly scene allowed a marriage between the theatre and that kind of performance.”

The Electone used at Regis Jesuit was on loan from the Dennis Law MD/Joseph & Loretta Law Institute of Arts and Technology at the University of Denver. Dr. Law, Jade’s father, approached the directorial team for Fiddler last May about the possibility of using the instrument for the production. Pantoja remembered, “We had been initially talking about using Jade in the role of the Fiddler, having her on-stage playing violin since that is her primary instrument. Then we realized that we could provide an opportunity for not only Jade, but the other violinists in the pit band to challenge themselves, as well as for an actor to interpret the role of the Fiddler.”

Though the Electone could be programmed to play all the instruments needed for the musical, that was never a consideration. “We are proud to have a pit band comprised entirely of student musicians,” said Sauer, continuing, “Adding the Electone was advantageous for filling in for the instruments for which we currently don’t have a player, like the bassoon and oboe.” Pantoja concurred, “There were 22 musicians in the pit band for this show—the largest number to date. We want to continue to provide opportunities for our students to experience all the aspects of theatrical production.”

Sauer noted that using an Electone could allow schools or small theatres without the necessary instruments or band at their disposal the opportunity to produce shows currently beyond their capacity. Certainly, it is an instrument that can change the way that musical theatre is orchestrated, making it a fitting addition to a musical about changing traditions.

(Pictured Right) Smoke swirling around her platform on the stage, Jade Law '18 remains focused while playing the full Electone orchestration for "Tevye's Dream" in Fiddler on the Roof

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A Great Day of Golf and Giving

BY KATIE HALEY, COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

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n behalf of our students and the entire Regis Jesuit community, thank you to those who participated in the Fall Classic Golf Tournament on September 18. It was a great day of golf and giving, raising $92,000 in support of financial aid at Regis Jesuit. The 2017 tournament at Colorado Golf Club welcomed back Michael & Jane McDonald of McDonald Automotive Group as the presenting sponsor. Other top sponsors included Citywide Banks, Colorado State Bank & Trust, Duncan Family, Laber Family, McDonalds and The Holben Group, Meyer Family and Rouleau Family.

The Laber Family (left to right): Kent '85, Mike '86, Bud, Mark '98

FALL CLASSIC HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS

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2 golf courses

13 tournaments played

1334 participants

million in total raised over $2.6 13 years for financial aid

1 in 4 Regis Jesuit students currently receives financial aid

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Tradition: An Essential Part of the Raider Experience B Y C O L I N S T. J O H N ' 0 1

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egis Jesuit, 140 years in, bursts with traditions.

Some cut across almost every class, whereas others are short-lived. These traditions, somewhat ironically, are marked by an evolution: they change with the times and hold different meanings for different generations. Here, we compile just a handful of them—shedding a slight bit of light on what makes Regis Jesuit Regis Jesuit.

NO MASS, NO DONUT First Friday Devotion can be traced back to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s 17th century visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Regis Jesuit’s own First Friday Mass has a distinctive origin story of its own, if not quite on par with saintly apparitions. “I happened to sit next to Fr. Walter Sidney, SJ [then president] at a Regis Jesuit football game in September 1999,” Mike Hendricks '67 tells The Raider.

“Our talk headed toward a means of involving fathers and

sons in the celebration of the Eucharist. I mentioned that a First Friday program would be appropriate, and I would corral some fathers and sons to provide music for the liturgy.

Fr. Wally agreed and we started in November 1999 at 7:00 am in the chapel. It was a meager beginning. I persuaded four or five fathers and their sons—my son Mike Jr. '01 included—to sing for the first year of the program. The Parents Club provided money for coffee, orange juice and donuts. Fr. Wally kept a close watch on the refreshments after Mass, and would commonly tell students ‘I didn’t see you at Mass: no donut.’”

Hendricks points to the further stewardship of Fr. Phil Steele, SJ '66, Fr. Tom Valiquette, SJ, Fr. Carl Heumann, SJ and Tom Wittman, RJ’s now-retired business manager, as keys to the ongoing success of the Mass.

Wittman, himself, highlights one of the many returning congregants, which has come to include students, faculty

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and alumni. “Although there are many familiar faces at each month’s celebration, recently-retired veteran teacher and administrator Charlie Saulino is believed to hold the local attendance record. It was announced at this past April’s LARK that among Charlie’s many distinctions, he had attended every First Friday liturgy since 2001.”

“In the early days, there were usually more people in the choir at that early hour than there were in the congregation,” Mike Hall '82, who regularly sings and plays piano, recalls.

“Several years ago, the entire football team started attending.

That easily quadrupled the regular attendance.” Hall goes on, “As an alum, I think it is a wonderful way to stay connected with Regis Jesuit.”

“From the days when Fr. Tom would say, ‘We may not be good, but we’re loud,’ to the present where the group at times sounds angelic,” Hendricks says, “the First Friday Mass program is a wonderful experience of RJ community centered on the celebration of the Eucharist.”

G E T T I N G R O W DY “Guys who go to the games and cheer have made their mark by becoming known as the Regis Rowdies,” reads the 2000 yearbook. “Originally created by several seniors, the Rowdies have expanded to include all four classes.

THEN Rowdies for the Class of 2012 welcome 2 0 1 2 incoming students on the first day of classes

Designated by their red hats a Rowdy can always be counted on to be seen at a game and get the crowd going crazy with cheers.” Regis Jesuit has a tradition of supportive fans, both informal and formal; historically, the former has been dominant. Yet, there have been many successful attempts to organize a spirit club and, in 2000, the club became officially known as the Rowdies. “One of the faculty members told us that the name was a throwback to the 80s,” says Paul Williams '00. “So, we ran with it.” This time it stuck.

“We were officially the Rowdies,” says Christopher Johnston '01. “It was an absolute blast. If you can’t catch touchdowns, you might as well put on a toy football helmet and help those who can. Regis Jesuit had the best cheers hands down. We also helped establish the fact that ‘animals don’t wear clothes.’ While other school's mascots tried to, our Taz would never think of going against this simple law of nature.” Johnston refers to a brief time where the Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil was, inexplicably, something of an official mascot. Suffice it to say that the Rowdies have become even more organized since then.

“I recall a fondness for their energy and willingness to do whatever it took to make others laugh or encourage spirit,” says Annie Katz, who moderated the club in the early 2000s.

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Class of 2018 Rowdies pump up the crowd at the first home football game

“I went to a co-ed high school so I think I was inspired by their ability to pull a crowd together.” These days, you can find the Rowdies out on the track at the football game, leading some cheers you may recognize and some you may not.

OV E R A L L FAVO R I T E S Not to be outdone, the Girls Division has started its own spirit traditions, and one of the most notable also has its roots on the gridiron—at least on its sidelines. A few years back, GD students began painting and otherwise decorating overalls in an effort to get out there and support the players on the field (and show the gents in the stands they could hang, too). What year exactly? Well, Emily Glenn '08, current chair of the science department in the Girls Division, says that weren’t around in her year. “We didn’t do football games,” she reports.

Kenzie Weed '10, a science teacher and Ultimate Frisbee coach, says, “In my class there were a handful of girls with overalls; definitely not like it is now, though. So it must have started before my year, but it didn’t become ‘a thing’ until after I left.” By the powers of deduction and with a Catherine Reidy '09 confirmation, The Raider pins the beginning of the tradition to the 2008-09 school year. The overalls most certainly are “a thing” nearly 15 years in, with scores of girls planning decorating parties at the beginning of the season and showcasing new designs: Super Mario meets Project Runway.

THEN 2011

The class of 2011 fully adopts a now favorite tradition of decorating overalls to wear to football and basketball games

T H E OT H E R One of the defining characteristics of a Regis Jesuit grad is an experience in service. Going back to the foundations of the school, RJ students have been helping out in underserved communities across the Front Range. Larry Griffin '59 recalls, “Regis focused on ‘the other’ with regular visits assisting the elderly or going to the prom for those at Florence Crittenton.” In the 1980s, the school formalized the experience and sent seniors to organized Service Projects for two weeks. Later, the program was expanded to include the juniors as well. The Raider caught up with the current Service Directors of both Divisions to see where things stand today.

“As Service Projects are taking shape this year, it looks like we will have between 70 and 80 partner agencies in the Denver metro area,” says Brendan Love '04. “Most of these sites are agencies that are served by both Divisions. In

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addition, the Boys Division will send a delegation of about 12 to Belize along with three faculty members. The Girls Division will send 33 students and six faculty members to Punta Gorda, Belize and New Orleans.”

“Our sites range from elementary schools where we send only two students to some of our larger placements, like Eastridge and Jewell Elementary Schools that can take 20 to 25 students,” Love, who oversees the projects for the Girls Division, says. “We have been working on a co-divisional service project which will take place in Bethel, Alaska this upcoming summer,” Anthony Mattacchione, Boys Division Service Director, adds. “While there, our students and chaperones will experience God’s majesty in nature, fulfilling the Jesuit parish’s needs in this remote location, learning the local lifestyle, how and when it was established and the ways of the native Yu'pik people.”

Service Projects are one of the things that stick with you, years after graduation. I can still remember delivering meals to AIDS patients my senior year, looking intimately into the kind of suffering I had only read about in books and magazines before. “As an alum, it is interesting to see how service projects have evolved over the years,” Love says.

“In 2003, I worked in a fifth grade classroom at Barnum Elementary located not far from Mile High Stadium. I remember working with a student, Alejandro, who had only recently arrived in the U.S. and my job was to help teach some basic English. Always during Service Projects, I wonder what he is up to right now—14 years later.”

THEN 1989

The first photographic evidence of Service Projects from the 1989 yearbook

THE FINAL FRONTIER Sometimes the best Regis Jesuit stories stem from mere blips on the radar. Mini-courses existed for just a few years but were a potent combination of meaningful, interesting and, often, hilarious to the underclassmen who had the opportunity to take them. “They were here before I got here [in 1993] so it was probably the late 80s, early 90s. They were offered to freshmen and sophomores when the juniors and seniors went out for Service Projects,” explains Rick Sullivan, Vice President of Operations, who was principal of the high school while mini-courses were petering out.

The courses, themselves, included a wide range of options and were intensive, two-week dives into any given subject—almost like a tutorial at Oxford, but with a subject more likely to be arcade games than 19th century German philosophy. I took a poetry course and one based around 1980s films. “Well, there were half-day mini-courses and full-day mini-courses, and you could either take two halfday courses or one full-day course,” explains a classmate with an elephant’s memory, Eric Robbins '01. “Obviously, because Star Trek requires more voluminous study, it merited a full-day course. Jeff Howard’s '88 Star Trek mini-course was equivalent to four years at Harvard in terms of benefiting my education,” Robbins adds, only half-jokingly.

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A student helps guide a rider at Promise Ranch during 2017 Service Projects (Photo credit: Fr. Tom Rochford, SJ '64)

Alas, the classes of 2001 (as freshmen) and 2000 (as sophomores) were the last to experience such joy.

“They got stopped for several reasons,” Sullivan explains. “Freshman and sophomore teachers thought the students would be better served by having that time in the classroom, with their academic subjects. And the quality of the courses were inconsistent, based on the enthusiasm of the teacher. There were a lot of good courses—I think kids enjoyed them, for the most part.”

Sullivan is right about that: The kids did enjoy them.

When we were sophomores and found ourselves in regular classes, instead of mini-courses, as the upperclassmen were out on Service Projects, it was almost as bad as an expected snow day that didn’t get called.

TA L E N T S H O W Generations of Regis Jesuit students have flipped through their yearbooks to find out who that year’s Raider Men (and now Raider Women) are. Even those of us who weren’t, ahem, selected have been excited for classmates— and scratched their heads at others—who got the nod.

The tradition began in the 1950s; a blurb from the 1954 yearbook sums the practice up nicely: “It is our privilege to salute on these two pages graduates of Regis who have merited for themselves the title of RAIDER MEN OF THE YEAR. They were chosen for this distinction by the faculty and administration of Regis not because of any amount of talent they possess, though they do in fact possess many talents, but rather because of what they have done with their talents. We feel that these men well exemplify what Regis can be proud of in all of her graduates.”

“It was a great honor,” Ben Domenico '61 says of being selected. “I thought it was great to be put into the same category with all these gentlemen who had preceded me,

and with the members of my class who shared the honor— including most of our offensive line—who, by the way, got together recently at my mother's funeral.”

“As for why I was selected, I am uninformed,” Andy Rogers '67 demures. “I tried to stay active in extracurricular activities, mostly The Raider Review and sodality, and attended most football and basketball games. Sometimes, just showing up at as many events as you could showed your interest in the school.” Terry Jameson '67, a classmate of Rogers, tells The Raider: “It's interesting you should ask, because we were at a meeting of the organizational committee for our reunion, and I looked around the table and thought I was honored to still be friends with such an accomplished group. It was many of the same ‘Raider Men of the Year’ that got things done for our class. The same successful habits each of us experienced at The Rock continued through our lives both professionally and personally,” Jameson says, referring to the school building on the campus in Northwest Denver.

“I was truly honored to be selected as a Raider Woman, especially because I went to school with incredible women who all shaped the culture and community both for our class and for future classes,” Andee Hendee '06 says. “As part of the first Girls Division class, it was special to be one piece of helping to develop traditions, shape key Raider milestones—from Kairos to morning announcements— and build lifelong relationships.” Hendee goes on, “The privilege and blessing of being involved and integrated within the fabric of the Raider community afforded me the opportunity to represent my class as a Raider Woman. The cura personalis that Regis Jesuit engrains in us, both for ourselves and for others, embodies the Raider Woman. It is something that I definitely did not perfect in high school, but it continues to be an integral piece of who I am and who I hope to be.”

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JASMINE LENNERT '14

Alumni Pioneers in STEAM

BY MARY ZIMMERMAN, MAJOR GIFT OFFICER AND A S S O C I AT E D I R E C T O R O F A D VA N C E M E N T

As Regis Jesuit continues to develop its curricular offerings in the areas of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEAM), we wanted to check in with a few of our recent alumni who are focusing their studies in this arena.

An Ignatian sense of STEAM involves helping our students develop the competencies necessary to pursue these fields, along with discipline to attend and follow their prayer to find God’s call. Through a project-based learning approach, our students learn to think critically and problem-solve creatively from a moral-centered place that connects their decisions to long-range outcomes. The development of our program seeks to more clearly define and deepen both in our collective prayer of ad majorem Dei gloriam (for the greater glory of God). These RJ graduates give you a glimpse of the great value our students bring to the world after they graduate.

DEGREE YOU ARE PURSUING/SCHOOL Ocean Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) WHY THIS DEGREE? I came into college thinking I would do mechanical engineering because I figured it was the most general kind of engineering, and I'm indecisive like that. Plus building things sounded fun.

Then when I was looking at what classes I was thinking of taking, I realized that what I was already planning on taking was essentially an ocean engineering major (a subset of the mechanical engineering major at MIT).

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR CLASSES? I see engineering as a real-life application of all of the science concepts I've learned, so I get to see ideas translate into observable and practical things in the real world.

WHAT GAVE YOU INSPIRATION TO PURSUE A CAREER IN STEAM? I was good at it and I figured if I majored in it, I wouldn't have to live in my parents' basement after I graduate.

HOW DID REGIS JESUIT PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR STUDIES? I was prepared to go seek out answers for myself.

WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE TO GIVE TO OTHER FEMALE STUDENTS CONSIDERING A DEGREE IN STEAM? If it interests you, just do it! There's no reason to be intimidated by it. Just follow what interests you and see where it takes you.

WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS? When I graduate from MIT, I will be working in the Navy as a surface warfare officer.

TAYLOR CUBA '16

MATTHEW JOTTE '13

DEGREE YOU ARE PURSUING/SCHOOL Civil Engineering at Colorado School of Mines WHY THIS DEGREE? At Regis Jesuit, I liked my art and math classes and excelled in these. I originally was thinking of architecture, but found out that civil engineering had more job opportunities.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR CLASSES? I like the challenge of engineering and persevering to get the right answer. I like understanding the entire process.

WHAT GAVE YOU INSPIRATION TO PURSUE A CAREER IN STEAM? Engineering was tied to math and art, which I liked, and I advanced in these subjects. Colleges also offered great scholarships for women interested in engineering.

HOW DID REGIS JESUIT PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR STUDIES? Regis Jesuit taught me organization and time management— to be able to juggle all of my activities with academics. I played golf, did the March for Life, was a Kairos leader, and participated in Bible study and Pro-Life Club. These were all time consuming, and I was very focused on academics as well.

I learned balance. Once, I failed a test in my AP Calculus 3 class.

This taught me that it is ok to fail and I just need to apply myself more to learn the concepts.

WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE TO GIVE TO OTHER FEMALE STUDENTS CONSIDERING A DEGREE IN STEAM? Do not be afraid to fail and know that you fit in as a female engineer. Be determined to do your best and working harder will help you succeed.

WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS? I hope to be a civil engineer and continue to pursue ways to promote my Catholic faith. I am the vice president at the newly formed Pro-Life Club at Colorado School of Mines

DEGREE YOU ARE PURSUING/SCHOOL I graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor of arts in biochemistry and minor in history.

WHY THIS DEGREE? I plan to get my medical degree for patient care and doctorate level degree in research to further understand oncology. When I was at Washington University I was able to do research in Daniel Link’s Lab for T-cell leukemia. I enjoyed researching to help develop novel combination therapies to provide more targeted patient therapies for leukemia.

WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR CLASSES? I liked the basics of biochemistry and figuring out how molecules interact in cell biology, and how their normal and abnormal functions affect human health and diseases.

WHAT GAVE YOU INSPIRATION TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE? Both of my parents are in medicine and my dad does clinical research. In my freshman year I was fascinated with oncology and how cancer is rooted in human physiology.

HOW DID REGIS JESUIT PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR STUDIES? Regis Jesuit taught me how to take good notes. World History seminar gave me massive amounts of information to digest and helped me learn to discern what information I really needed to remember.

WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE TO GIVE TO OTHER STUDENTS CONSIDERING A DEGREE IN THE SCIENCES? Take learning into your hands and start with the basics, focusing on what you are learning. Everything builds on each other.

WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS? Right now I have been offered an eight-year Medical Scientists Training Program (MSTP) Scholarship through the National Institutes of Health at the University of Chicago Medical School to attend four years of medical school and four years of doctorate level graduate school for research. I am still discerning other medical school offers.

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Class Notes 1940s Fr. Leo Weber, SJ '44 left his post as chaplain at Arrupe Jesuit and has been missioned to Jesuit Hall in St. Louis.

1950s Msgr. Ken Leone '59 is celebrating his 50th year in the priesthood.

1960s Dr. Brian McGuire '63 is a retired general, thoracic and vascular surgeon. He participated in the fall Alumni Mentorship Series at Regis Jesuit High School.

BELOW: The Class of 1967 celebrated their 50th Class Reunion with a weekend full of activities including lunch and a tour of Campbell Campus to which about 25 classmates came.

Bernie Clarke’s '67 band, Bernie & The Boomers has recorded nine CDs and continue to entertain fans around Denver.

Bill Metzger '67 is the former chair of the Palm Beach Film and Television Commission. He also helped initiate the Palm Beach International Film Festival. He co-founded and serves as the chair of the PBC Film & Television Institute.

Bill co-owned a film and television production company and has more than 30 years’ experience in various aspects of development, production and financing in the film and television industry.

James Jacobs '68 is a higher education policy analyst for Colorado Mesa University, monitoring state and national trends in higher education fiscal and policy areas. He participated in the fall Alumni Mentorship Series at Regis Jesuit.

Bob Munroe '68 is an expert in the field of affordable housing. He is a partner at Solvera Advisors.

Robert Zarlengo '68 is President at Robert Zarlengo, Inc. that focuses on exit planning and business consulting.

1970s David Ciancio '72 is a senior customer strategist at dunnhumby and the principal at Peak Loyalty, LLC.

BELOW: The boys soccer program celebrated its 50th season this fall. Members of the inaugural team from the Class of 1967 enjoyed a special celebration before watching the Raiders clinch the Continental League title in a win over Chaparral.

Stephen DiCroce '75 recently retired as an HR executive from Kroger. He is currently working as an FT instructor in the College of Business and Economics at Regis University.

Ernie Sanelli '76 recently retired from St. Anthony North Hospital after 34 years as a medical technologist.

Named a “Top Dentist” by 5280 Magazine for seven consecutive years, Chris McConnell '78 owns and operates Christopher A McConnell DDS General & Cosmetic Dentistry in Denver.

Rev. Michael Pavlakovich, VF '78 is celebrating 30 years in the priesthood. He is pastor at Christ the King Parish in Denver.

1980s Michael Dino '82 is a public policy and political affairs expert at Squire Patton Boggs.

Jim Slotta '83 is back among Jesuit educators in a new role of associate dean for research at the Boston College Lynch School of Education. Building on a background in physics and psychology, Professor Slotta has spent two decades researching science education and technology—at University of California, Berkeley (1995-2005) and University of Toronto (2005-16). In his role at BC, Slotta will support nearly 60 faculty members and establish innovative programs and partnerships, while also conducting his own program of research.

BELOW: Mike Potter '85 is not only an accomplished golf instructor, but the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County golf coach can add author to his résumé. This spring he finished writing Forward and Up, a 122-page self-help paperback with insights that golfers and even non-golfers may appreciate. Potter also works as the golf pro at Merrill Golf Club in Merrill, Wis.

Kenneth Boyd '97 is the deputy district attorney for the city of Denver.

Jimmy Owenby '99 is a captain at SkyWest Airlines. He is also a platoon leader for the A CO 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion assisting the company commander in leading soldiers to accomplish mission objectives and unit initiatives.

He pilots the UH-60 Blackhawk in a crew environment in support of operations for both the United States Army and state of Arizona. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He participated in the Alumni Mentorship Series earlier this year.

Col. Sean Williams '99 graduated from the Commanders College in Quantico, Mass. with a master’s degree in military science. He will be stationed at Camp Pendleton in California for three years.

2000s Don Chicharron is a band of jungle music warlords whose members include Tyler Breuer '01, Justin Horrigan '01, Andre Martinez '01, Aldo Pantoja '01 and Tim Sauer '06.

Keep up-to-date on their upcoming shows at www.facebook.com/donchicharrondenver.

Andrew Hyatt '01 is an award-winning writer/director of Full of Grace, The Last Light and The Frozen. Hyatt’s passion is in the creation of content that is deeply personal, seeking to tell stories that delve deeper into the drama of the human condition.

Alfred Zarlengo '86 is a professional liability account executive at USI Colorado.

Ed Adams '87 is the senior vice president and general manager for Warner Bros. Animation. He is the top business and operational executive with oversight for all of the division’s non-production activities.

Rob McGregor '87 is the District 3 captain at the Aurora Police Department. He participated in RJ’s fall Alumni Mentorship Series.

1990s Dr. Tobias Guzman '90 is the assistant vice president of enrollment management & student access at the University of Northern Colorado.

Joe Grubenhoff '93 is a pediatric emergency physician and the associate medical director at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

Matt McConaty '01 is a portfolio manager at Sunflower Bank. He is a graduate of Boston College and received his MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Matt participated in the Alumni Mentorship Series at Regis Jesuit High School.

John Goscha '02 is founder and chairman of the board at Finally Light Bulb Company.

David Spriggs '02 is the founder of DMS Real Estate, Inc., where he oversees the acquisitions and day-to-day operations, including coordinating third party contractor services, handling lease negotiations, negotiating loan terms and overseeing the acquisition/disposition services. David participated in the recent RJ Alumni Mentorship Series.

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Ryan Tamminga '02 is a senior director of professional services at Accenture & Deloitte Strategy & Operations.

He participated in the Regis Jesuit Alumni Mentorship Series.

Andrew Astuno '03 is a legal consultant at World Bank Group.

RJ teacher Brian Davenport '04 and his wife Dorsey welcomed second son Hazlitt Drake on July 3, 2017. See a photo in the Faculty Notes section.

Sean Claussen '07 was named head coach of women’s lacrosse at Fort Lewis College.

On July 8, 2017, RJ teacher Tomas Gallegos '07 wed Carolyn Leary at St. Mark’s in Highlands Ranch. Tomas’ brother Juan Gallegos '05 was the best man and Colin Fisher '07 was a groomsman.

Rev. Matthew Magee '07 is the parochial vicar at St. Michael in Craig, Colo.

Rachel Palmer '07 is an attorney at Sauer & Petterson, LLC. She participated in the Alumni Mentorship Series at Regis Jesuit High School.

Andrew Sager '07 is the director of marketing at Accucode.

ABOVE: On July 18, 2017 Paul Miller '04, Director of Alumni Relations, and his wife Abbey welcomed their first child, Louis Joseph. Baby Louie was welcomed to his first Raiders Homecoming by RJ 'uncles' Christian O'Dwyer '04 and John Newland '04.

Andrea Tagtow '08 is the director of development & community relations at Advocates for Children. She is responsible for recruiting volunteers, managing relationships with the Board of Directors, securing donations through individuals and corporate partnerships, and coordinate our various fundraising events throughout the year. She participated in the Alumni Mentorship Series at Regis Jesuit High School and serves on the school's Advancement Committee.

Christian O’Dwyer '04 is a vice president at Innovest and a member of the RJ Investment Committee. He serves as both a consultant working directly with institutions, families and retirement plans. He participated in recent RJ Alumni Mentorship Series.

Ryan Forrest '05 was named pitching coach for the United States Air Force Falcons baseball team.

Jeff Hamilton '06 is a professional research assistant at Cooperative Institute for Research in Environment Sciences.

Singer-songwriter Ian Mahan '06 has spent the last decade writing and performing music for the sole purpose of connecting to his audience. His acoustic-style songs, with melodies ranging from mellow to upbeat and are marked by characteristic lyrical vulnerability. Ian participated in the Alumni Mentorship Series at Regis Jesuit High School.

Ryan Candee '07 is a physician assistant working in primary care in Colorado Springs at Matthews-Vu Medical Group. Ryan participated in this fall's Alumni Mentorship Series.

ABOVE: Preston '08 and Michaela Wheeler welcomed Ellis James Wheeler May 11, 2017. His proud uncle is Brandon James Wheeler '06.

Tim Gesner '09 is a student doctor at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine and a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

Levi Rossi '09 entered his third season as the University of Denver men’s soccer program second assistant in 2016.

BELOW: Tara Gustafson '09 married Joshua Ryan in April 2016. The ceremony took place at the historical Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas. The couple resides in League City, Texas.

Pauline Diaz '12 is a family liaison and community organizer at Catholic Community Services in Seattle, Wash. She works with families who are low-income or experiencing homelessness to connect to needed resources and support. She also supports faith communities in listening for and developing ways they can act on the call for social justice. Pauline participated in the Alumni Mentorship Series at Regis Jesuit High School.

Michael Gavrilovic '12 worked as an EMT and field training officer at Santa Clara County EMS. He recently moved back to Denver to pursue his master’s degree in biomedical sciences at Regis University. Michael participated in the Alumni Mentorship Series at Regis Jesuit High School.

Kara Geraci '12 was recently accepted into the Jesuit Volunteers International and will be teaching for two years at Xavier Jesuit High School in Chuuk, Micronesia.

2010s Lauren Hajnos '10 is a financial advisor for Edward Jones in San Antonio.

Megan (Dempsey) Langfield '10 joined the faculty at Regis Jesuit, teaching English in the Girls Division.

She and her husband, Justin, son of Rick Langfield '79, welcomed daughter, Kate Bernadette, on October 25, 2017.

See a photo of Kate in the Faculty Notes section.

Fred Long '10 is a law clerk at Bell, Gould, Linder & Scott P.C. He participated in the fall Alumni Mentorship Series.

Molly Roberge '10 is working at Regis Jesuit High School in the Girls Division Learning Services Office.

ABOVE: Abigail Gustafson '12 graduated from North Dakota State University School of Nursing and accepted a position in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Stanford Hospital in Bismarck, N.D. Emily Hellwig '12 is a registered nurse at Parker Adventist.

Connor Wist '10 is a morning news reporter for Denver 7.

Alex Todd '11 is a registered nurse at Children’s Hospital Colorado on the general medical and pulmonary units.

She graduated from Purdue University with her bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2016. Alex participated in the Alumni Mentorship Series at Regis Jesuit High School.

Marquelle Dent '12 was named the assistant coach of the Laramie County Community College basketball team.

ABOVE: Austin'12 and Lauren '12 (Troksa) Knapp were married on July 30, 2016. Fr. Tom Rochford, SJ '64 was the presider. Lauren is currently in her second year of law school at the University of Denver, while Austin graduated from CSU as a civil engineer.

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David Peterson '12 was selected 20th overall in the 2017 MLB Draft by the New York Mets.

Sean Whitley '13 is the program coordinator at Special Olympics Colorado.

Eystin Salum '12 is the quarterback for Colorado Mesa University.

Rachel Gustafson '14 was one of only four students in Colorado to receive the Financial Executives International Scholarship.

Claire Campbell '13 is a singer/songwriter who recently announced her debut album, Better Off.

BELOW: Peter Bell '15 (far left) took his first vows with the Jesuits in Grand Coteau, La.

Michael Chen '13 is a human resources data analyst lead at DCP Midstream.

Emily Laff '13 was named director of recruiting for Colorado State’s football program.

Adam '13 and Erika '16 Manilla are nationally-ranked USA Racquetball players. Adam is ranked 30th in his class and Erika is ranked 20th.

Sydney Rohlwing '13 recently graduated from the United States Air Force Academy. She currently is training to become a nuclear missileer.

Srida Saraogi '13 recently graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in industrial engineering. She is currently working as a technology consultant at Avanade.

Andrew (Drew) Schmidt '13 is now working at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Littleton, Colo. as a mechanical engineer.

Quin Cotton '16 was named player of the year in the Alaska Baseball League.

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Where are they now?

Fr. Michael Tueth, SJ

BY PAUL MILLER '04, DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

What years did you teach at Regis Jesuit and what were the subjects you taught and positions held?

I actually taught there twice. As a scholastic, I was there from 1965-68, which were VERY interesting years in American life and culture. Then I returned after my doctoral studies at NYU and taught in the high school (and in the college) for a year and a half, from January 1976 to June of 1977. In my first year, 1965, I taught two sections of junior Latin (I described that embarrassing experience at the Raiders Reunion 2017 Mass in my homily, see sidebar.) and two sections of junior English. For the next two years, I taught four sections of junior English. I also coached speech for three years (one of my best speakers was a fellow named Philip Steele. Does that name ring a bell?) I also was the moderator of the Literary Magazine, Impressions, and then I directed the Senior Revue for the Classes of 1966 and 1967. When I returned to Regis in 1976, I taught Drama as Literature and a theology class on the liturgy, which designed the weekly student Masses.

Welcome to this wonderful celebration! But what exactly are we celebrating? Well, many years ago I saw someone wearing a t-shirt that said, “I survived Catholic High School.” I mentioned that to another Jesuit and he said, “Don’t you know? The word “Alumni” is Latin for “Survivors.” Well, I know that I somehow survived my unforgettable period of teaching many of you 50 years ago. As some of you may recall, my first assignment was to teach junior Latin, and I was horrible at it. When my students signed my yearbook at the end of the year, several of you mentioned how bad a Latin teacher I was.

One of you wrote “Good luck in the future, Mr. Tueth. You’re gonna need it.”

Former students always refer to you as “Boo Boo.” How did that nickname start?

In my first year of teaching, every now and then I would confiscate notes that were being passed around in class.

Several times the word “Boo Boo” showed up. I had no idea what that meant. When I asked, the students told me that I looked like Yogi Bear’s little companion, Boo Boo Bear. I didn’t even know who that was. Then, later in the semester, there was a drive for money for the missions, one of the posters showed Boo Boo saying that he wanted you to donate to the cause. When I saw the poster, I said, “Oh No! I do look like Boo Boo.” So that name stuck for all three years of my time as a scholastic, and I enjoyed it thoroughly, although I don’t think it helped me to be seen as much of a threat to the students.

I would rather be loved than feared. And sometimes, I still get addressed by that name.

When you look back at your time at Regis Jesuit, what comes to mind?

First, how busy I was. It was really a lot of work, especially since we really didn’t get much professional training beforehand. I learned a whole lot the first year, and, although I had trouble handling the classes the first year, I got better at it the next two years. I figured out that you have to keep the students busy during class with questions and quizzes and some discussion, but not much lecturing. I love the fact that the students figured out that I loved to talk about movies, so every Friday they would say, “Mr. Tueth, what movies should we see this weekend?” and off I would go instead of dealing with the subject matter. The Missouri Province assistant for secondary education visited my class one day and, when we had our meeting, he asked me why I was talking about movies in an English literature class. I told him that I thought the students would end up seeing more movies than reading poems in their lifetime. He responded, “Well, if I were the principal, I would not let you do that.” It was all I could do to keep from saying, “Well, I am so glad that you are not my principal.”

Also I loved the speech meets on weekends when I got to know the students a lot better. And I really enjoyed the other scholastics and the fact that we lived in the same community as the college Jesuits, who were great role models.

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Were you aware of the “Senior Smoker” and if so, do any stories come to mind about it?

I certainly was. Teachers were not welcome in there. What I most remember is that in the summer between 1966 and 1967, the aroma of tobacco smoke was replaced by the sweeter aroma of another type of cigarette, if you know what I mean. Oh, the wonderful 60s!

Since your time at Regis Jesuit, there have been a few changes, most notably the location and co-divisional model. How do you feel about those two changes in particular?

At first, I wished that we could stay in North Denver, but those who knew much better made the right decision, and the place has flourished. And I really admire the administration for the research and sensitivity that went into the design of the co-divisional arrangement.

When I was a regent and would go to a student’s house for dinner, occasionally I would notice that his sister seemed smarter than he was. I thought it was a bit unjust that she could not have the advantage of a Jesuit education as well. Also, I know that Regis was afraid to go co-educational because that might cause St. Mary’s or Marycrest to close. But it’s worked out so well, so bravo to Regis Jesuit High!

Tueth (center) at Raiders Reunion 2017 with students he taught in the classes of 1966 and 1967.

During your time as a teacher, I am sure you handed out your share of JUGS. Is there anyone in particular that stands out?

Of course I did, and they were well-deserved (hee hee!). My favorite memory along those lines was when I taught Bill McNichols '67, who went on to join the Jesuits and become a very successful iconographer.

He loved my class. I still have a picture he drew of Elizabeth Taylor as Hester Prynne in “The Scarlet Letter.” Well, he so enjoyed the class that he sat up in the front row every day. But he couldn’t keep his mouth shut! I was always telling him to stop talking to the other students. Finally, one day I told him to sit out in the hallway and meet me after class (the usual practice at that time). About 20 minutes later, he comes running into the classroom, pleading with me, “Please, Mr. Tueth, let me back into the class. Fr. Eatough is coming down the hall.” Since I feared the scary principal as much as Bill did, I of course, let him back in the class.

Where do you live now and what are you up to?

Now, after 20 years of teaching at Fordham University in New York City, I have retired and have returned to my hometown of St. Louis. I am loving it and doing a lot more priestly ministry than I was able to do during my teaching career. Life is good!

Faculty & Staff Notes BABY BOOMLET

English teacher Brian Davenport '04, his wife Dorsey and big brother Emrys welcomed new baby boy Hazlitt Drake on July 3, 2017.

On July 18, 2017 Paul Miller '04, Director of Alumni Relations, and his wife Abbey welcomed their first child, Louis Joseph.

In this feature of The Raider, we list milestone occasions and awards or events for members of the faculty and staff.

Micah Blowers Deffenbaugh was born September 27, 2017 to Spanish teacher Rachel Deffenbaugh and her husband G.

New English teacher Megan (Dempsey) Langfield '10 and her husband Justin welcomed their first child, Kate Bernadette, on October 25, 2017.

In Marble, Colo., art teacher Stephanie Dimmer married Kenneth Margerum on September 23, 2017.

Stephanie welded the couple’s wedding bands herself.

Fr. Eric Ramirez, SJ presided at the July 8, 2017 wedding of Tomas Gallegos '07 and Carolyn Leary, which took place at St. Mark’s in Highlands Ranch.

TIED THE KNOT

Counselor Nate Moeller and Marissa Major were married on May 27, 2017 in Vail. Colo.

On June 11, 2017, English teacher Sara Hildreth married Miles Eichner in Lyons, Colo.

HONORS & AWARDS

David Card '87, President of Regis Jesuit, was nominated for the El Pomar Foundation’s 2017 Award for Leadership and Service. He was selected as the nominee by the Foundation’s Metro Regional Council for exhibiting impactful leadership and service in the Denver area.

LEFT: In January 2018, Boys Basketball Coach Ken Shaw will be inducted into the 29th class of the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame. Throughout his career, Shaw has coached teams at six different schools to more than 700 wins and won five State championships, including three at Regis Jesuit.

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Raider Journeys A recurring feature in The Raider , where we share photos from members of the globetrotting community of Regis Jesuit.

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1. Alex Hemmat '19 traveled to Uruguay to compete as part of Team USA for the World Youth Chess Championship.

2. Patrick '14 and Thomas '19 Mahoney with their father Mark show their RJ Robotics pride in St. Peter’s Square. Mark is a mentor for the team.

3. Brianna Tolkacz '20 and her horse Brooke won a World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky for the second consecutive year.

4. Brody Elliot '19 sports his Raider wear with pride at the University of Notre Dame Summer Scholars Program.

5. Cal McCoy '18 brought his RJ gear along for the walk while playing in the IMG Junior World Championships at Torrey Pines this past July.

6. Brotherly love in the City of Lights, Daniel '20 and younger brother Deavin McAlear take in the Eiffel Tower.

7. More brotherly love, Geoffrey '21 and Andrew (hopeful '22) Cuba enjoy the trains at the transportation museum in St. Louis.

8. Jared '17 and Lauren '19 Worrick enjoyed a family vacation in the Caribbean over the summer.

9. Lukas Howell '19 shows his RJ pride in front of the Cathedral of the Assumption inside the Kremlin.

10. Fun in the sand, current and future Raiders from the Sherrard, Baer, Smith, Hayes, Fell, Hauge and Gielas families enjoy a summer getaway on Marco Island.

11. Robert '19 and Evan '17 Benke enjoying the sites in Venice during a family vacation over the summer.

12. Future Raider Daisy, youngest daughter of RJ teacher Sarah Sherwood, enjoyed reading the summer issue of The Raider.

13. Austin Layne '18 sporting his Raider pride while biking in Barcelona, Spain over the summer.

To submit a photo for inclusion in Raider Journeys, send your picture(s) [resolution of 300 dpi or better – standard for most digital cameras and smart phones] to communications@regisjesuit.com.

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In Memoriam

The entire community of Regis Jesuit extends its sincere sympathy to the family and friends of loved ones who have died recently. The following are remembered in our prayers:

Alumni Listed in ascending order by year of graduation Joe W. Nelson '36, father of Joseph Nelson '62, brother of Robert † '35 and Leo† '39 Nelson, uncle of Robert '61, Scot '70 and Gary '73 Nelson John J. (Jack) Cella '39, father of Jack Cella '83, brother of Paul '35 and Joe Cella, uncle of Paul '62, Thomas '69 and Christopher '72 Cella, great uncle of Neil '98, Nolan '99 and Robert '03 Cella, grandfather of Joseph Cella '08

Family & Friends Listed alphabetically by last name Patrick J. Campbell, father of Dillon Campbell '14 Carrie Dozbaba, wife of Greg Dozbaba '85 Patricia (Trish) Dunn, mother of James Dunn '85 Al Duran, Sr, father of Alfred, Jr. '81 and Aaron '85 Duran Gilbert Espinoza, father of Keith Espinoza '79

Cyrus W. Partington '43 Raymond R. Walsh '43 William D. Collins '45 John J. Hall '45 Robert L. (Bob) Grisenti '47 Jospeh ‘Fredric’ Prinzing '47 Donald D. Sullivan '48 Leo Jospeh (Joe) McDonald, Jr. '49 John J. Erger '50 Thomas C. (Tom) Lahey '50 Joseph C. Berger '52 Donald J. (Don) Phelan '52, brother of Thomas '42 and Gerry '55 Phelan Michael C. Villano '52

Kay R. Prochazka '55, uncle of Jim Prochazka '86 and Anthony Severino '96, grandfather of Olivia '15 and Josef '17 Osland Joseph (Joe) Gallegos '61 H. Richard (Rich) Houston '61 Neil Kimmel '61 William P. (Bill) Doyle '62, brother of James Doyle '60 and Robert '65, Richard '79 and Scott '82 Langfield, uncle of Brion '90, Kevin '92, and Barry '98 Doyle Fred Ehlers '69 Christopher G. (Chris) Dixon '77 Ed Saindon '98

Jack M. Evans, stepfather of James Evans '07 and Bradley McWilliams '11 Mary Leah (Scanlon) Goeke, mother of Jesuit Superior and math teacher Fr. James Goeke, SJ Michael R. Gough, father of Zakkary Trader-Gough '19 Joanne Greeley, mother of Todd '85 and William '89 Greeley Michelle Z. Pedersen, daughter of Albert Zarlengo '57 Susan O. Rielly, mother of Matthew '16 and Megan '18 Rielly

Curtis Rogers, brother of Boys Division Assistant Principal of Faculty (BD) Craig Rogers and uncle of Bennett '16 and Matilyn '20 Rogers Stella Rotella, mother of Michael Rotella '67 Nancy Skoda, mother of Sean Skoda '06 and Cody Leis '13 Kathleen ‘Katie’ Welsh Terrien, mother of Patrick Terrien '93 Steven T. Visser, father of Jack '15, Charlotte '17 and William Visser

We have also been informed recently of the deaths of the following alumni and extend our sympathies and prayers to their loved ones.

Listed in ascending order by year of graduation John E. Finn '34 John L. Cook '35 George V. Porter '36 Hughes R. Bakewell '37 Robert M. Kelley '37 Donald W. Savage '37 Thomas M. Abousleman '38 August L. Capelli '38 William D. Fitzsimons '38 Carl F. Hansen '38 Michael E. Lauby '38 William A. Muller '38 Frederick W. (Fred) Petersen '38 Victor L. Coffey Jr. '40, father of Victor Coffey '76 Thomas L. Garry '40 Donald W. Green '40 Robert E. Russell '40 Dillon G. Blach '41, brother of Leo Blach '46 Andrew G. (Andy) Keleher '41 Thor J. Longley '41

Gerald D. Malone '41 James E. Monaghan '41 Austin Giblin '43 George W. O’Shaughnessy '43 Leonard Z. Uchida '43 Ramon W. (Ray) Blach '44 Joseph F. Peterson '44 James J. Doherty '45 Thomas L. Quinn '45 John R. Schultz '45 Robert E. Beck '46 Deodato J. Bouloy '46 Richard F. Casurn '46 John E. (Jack) Cotter '46 Samuel D. Hock '46 James B. O’Boyle '46 George R. Flanagan '47 Donald H. Hamburg '47 John F. McGowan '47 Peter A. Lege '48 Raymond L. Ruehle '48

Robert Burns '49 Roger W. Collins '49 James R. Peterson '49 George B. Brennan Jr. '50 Theodore J. (Ted) Day '50 James P. (Jim) DeCredico '50 Joseph J. (Joe) Erramouspe '50 James E. Maroney '50 Donald E. (Don) McKnight '50 Richard G. (Dick) Braun '51 Michael J. Little '60 Tom Porreco '60 Frederick A. Venette '60 Robert A. McCormick '69 Chuck Pyle '77 John A. Siddeek '77 Benjamin P. (Ben) Clark '78 David M. Leman '82, brother of Andrew '84 and Matthew '87 Leman Steven Franklin '84 Larry I. Rauh '89 † Also deceased

The names recorded in this section represent those made known to us between May 1, 2017 and October 31, 2017. Any deaths occurring after that date will be listed in the summer 2018 issue. We make every effort to account accurately for the passing of any alumnus/a, student, faculty or staff member as well as that of any of their parents, spouses, siblings or children. If we are aware of other relationships the deceased had to members of our community, we do our best to list them as well. We also share news of the deaths of all members of our extended community on the In Memoriam page of our website (www.regisjesuit.com/inmemoriam).We sincerely regret any oversights or errors that may occur.

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Calendar Highlights Spring 2018 Friday, January 12...................................................................................................................................................... First Friday Mass Monday, January 8–Friday, January 19.....................................................................................................Boys Division Service Projects Monday, January 29–Friday, February 9.................................................................................................... Girls Division Service Projects Friday, February 2......................................................................................................................................................... First Friday Mass Thursday, March 1.................................................................................................................................New Raider Night – Class of 2022 Friday, March 2............................................................................................................................................................. First Friday Mass Tuesday, March 6...........................................................................................................................13th Annual Diversity Day Conference Thursday, March 8........................................................................................................................................... Alumni Mentorship Series Friday, March 9–Sunday, March 12.................................................................... RJHS Theatre Spring Production: Arsenic and Old Lace Monday, March 12.............................................................................................................................................Vox Lucis Senior Concert Thursday, March 22............................................................................................................................................Canta Belles Easter Vigil Monday, March 26–Friday, March 30..........................................................................................................Spring Break – NO CLASSES Friday, March 30–Monday, April 2...................................................................................................... Easter Break – OFFICES CLOSED Friday, April 13.............................................................................................................................................................. First Friday Mass Wednesday, April 18.............................................................................................................................................................. Poetry Slam Wednesday, April 18..................................................................................................................................................... Spring Jazz Night Tuesday, April 24............................................................................................................................... Co-divisional Instrumental Concert Wednesday, April 25....................................................................................................................................Co-divisional Choral Concert Thursday, April 26................................................................................................................................................... Mass of Thanksgiving Thursday, April 26–Friday, April 27.................................................................. RJ Theatre Student-produced Work by Shakespeare TBA Saturday, April 28............................................................................ LARK 2018: Their Vision…Our Future at the Renaissance Stapleton Friday, May 4................................................................................................................................................................ First Friday Mass Sunday, May 20.................................................................................................Boys Division Graduation at Ellie Caulkins Opera House Monday, May 21...................................................................................................... Girls Division Graduation at Boettcher Concert Hall FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.regisjesuit.com 303.269.8000 Boys Division | 303.269.8100 Girls Division 303.269.8064 Boys Admissions | 303.269.8164 Girls Admissions 303.269.8047 Alumni Office

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