UPDATE Magazine | Fall 2022

BIOMED IN FOCUS

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Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School

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Principal Julianne Guevara Director, Advancement Lucy Lopez Editor-in-Chief Jim Muyo

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Mission Statement

Saint Joseph Notre Dame, a Catholic parish high school, provides a dynamic and rigorous college preparatory education. Our faith-filled, diverse, and welcoming community embraces the teachings of Jesus Christ. We develop confident, open-minded, and effective leaders who are ready to live joyful lives of faith, scholarship, and service.

Vision Statement

SJND will continue to expand innovative path ways that enable students to learn, engage, serve, and live confidently in pursuit of opportunities to become their best selves.

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PUMPING IRON AND MORE

Our Raising the Bar initiative brings a new weight room and wellness spaces to campus.

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SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE

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TAKING FLIGHT

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HONOR ROLL

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From the Principal

The fall season brings with it feelings of comfort. A cozy fire, the warmth of family gatherings, the smell of the autumn leaves, and the anticipation of goods baking evoke a sense of peace and calm. As we bring our calendar year to a close and anticipate the joys and opportunities that 2023 offers, we should look back at 2022 and the many accomplishments we enjoyed with pride.

At SJND, I'm touched by seeing our students together as we return to a deeper sense of normalcy. Packed classrooms with enthusiastic students and faculty, exuberant student rallies, field and service trips – things that were largely absent for two years – are now back and the excitement and joy of being together is easily felt by all. For this, I am tremendously thankful.

I’m thankful, too, for those of you who supported our Dream Flight celebration in September at the beautiful Claremont Country Club in Oakland. All proceeds from that event go directly to student financial aid, making an SJND education more attainable for more students and families. Thanks to our SJND musicians who provided live performances that wowed those in attendance.

I'm also thankful that in June our Board of Trustees unanimously voted to support our new strategic plan, "Destination 2027: Soaring to New Heights." This plan will guide future decision-making, energize us, and set SJND up for continued transformational work.

Please join me in being thankful for those things in our lives that bring us joy and hope. There are many such instruments around us. Sometimes, all we need to do is pause, look around, and take them in.

Peace, love, and hope,

Julianne Guevara, Principal

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends,

Geoffrey Godfrey Dean of Students

Geoffrey Godfrey joined the SJND community as Dean of Students this school year. The Oakland native, affectionately referred to as Mr. G. by students, is a decorated Army veteran, having served in Iraq, Germany, and South Korea as well as several U.S. posts. He served as the lead medic of his ambu lance crew during the September 11 attack on the Pentagon and was a combat medic, squad leader, and primary trainer of U.S. infantrymen and Iraqi soldiers, teaching combat life saver skills. A sergeant and squad leader in Iraq, he earned the Combat Action Badge for valor during combat. He also served as primary trainer of his squad on combat tactics.

Geoffrey attended St. Elizabeth Elementary School and Berkeley High, and later earned his MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Before joining the SJND community, he was the Dean of Students at Cox Academy and at the Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland.

Q: What are your chief responsibilities as Dean of Students?

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My chief responsibilities in this role include supporting student behavior, upholding school expectations, monitoring student attendance, coaching teachers on classroom management, promoting a positive school culture and climate, building community, monitoring school safety, and fostering social and emotional learning.

Q: What might surprise people about your role?

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People would be surprised by how much fun the Dean of Students role is. There are many opportunities to build trusting relationships with students and families and support students in non-punitive ways.

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How do you try to connect with SJND students?

I connect with students by being present and approachable. I show that I care and will hold them to high expectations. I enjoy spending time with them, having conversations about their interests, and building relationships as a mentor and caring adult. I also get involved in their activities, playing sports, exercising, and having lunch together with groups of students.

Q: What student outcomes are you looking for in your role?

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I am looking for students to make responsible choices and see the bigger picture of how their choices impact others and the community. I use mistakes as teachable moments for students to take responsibility for their actions. One primary outcome is to support students' growth and become the best version of themselves by building self-esteem and having a positive internal working model.

Q: What is the best part of your job?

A:

The best part of my job is spending time with students and watching them grow as young adults. It is rewarding when students run to my office with pride to tell me about a recent achievement or boast about a great test score.

Destination 2027: Soaring to New Heights GOALS S

aint Joseph Notre Dame High School unveiled a new Strategic Plan that will provide a pathway to continued and expanded student success while improving operational efficiencies and optimized use of facilities.

Principal Julianne Guevara shared the plan with parents of current SJND students at an event on October 27. "This plan will chart the course for our continued and expanded success," Principal Guevara said at the parent event. "Our careful and thorough review of the best way to carry on the business of delivering Catholic education will be an invaluable resource for our SJND community."

To develop the plan, SJND partnered with Catholic School Management (CSM), a full-ser vice, comprehensive, consulting organization supporting the educational ministry of the Cath olic Church with research, direct consultative guidance, training programs, and publications. CSM met with approximately 135 SJND admin istrators, Board members, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and students for individual and small group discussions as well as focus groups.

Group leaders have been chosen to lead teams that will address objectives and strategies that will lead to achievement of seven goals. "This is a collaborative approach to success," Principal Guevara said. "Each team has a specif ic timeline to achieve its goal and we will have many check-ins along the way to ensure that we are on the pathway to meeting all of our goals."

New Trustee Brings Team Spirit to SJND Board

Phoebe Grunt '13, a scientist at the Clorox Company, admits that she was surprised when she received the invitation to join the SJND Board of Trustees. "I am incredibly excited to be named to the Board of Trustees," says Grunt. "Frankly, I was surprised that I had been asked. When I continued to speak with the members who had already been part of the Board, I became more excited because it felt that they were very intentional with who they were going to bring on board next. The strategy was very forward-thinking and was not a spur-of-the-moment decision."

As a previous winner of the Spirit of the Pilot Award, Grunt has displayed an unquestionably passionate loyalty to SJND. Grunt became a member of the girls varsity volleyball team in her freshman year at SJND in 2009. After becoming one of the most decorated volleyball players in SJND history, Grunt was honored as a 2020 inductee to the SJND Athletic Hall of Fame.

"Having attended SJND in the more recent past, I've

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Alicia Dlugosh Trost '95, Chair Chief Communications Officer BART Stephanie Doud, Vice Chair Retired Educator

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seen what has worked and what hasn't worked, and I have a close connection to those who attended when I was there as well as with people who are still there today," remarks Grunt. "I am hoping to bring a fresh perspective based on my close connection to the programs currently offered by the school (and) having benefited directly from them like athletics, academics, and extracurricular activities.

"I am so grateful for the SJND community and what it has brought to my life," adds Grunt. "I owe most of who I am today to the way the SJND community brought me in and allowed me to be who I wanted to be. I want to be able to celebrate that as part of the community and bring that to other people as well."

And leave it to this SJND Athletic Hall of Famer to think of her role on the Board as similar to her leader ship role on the volleyball court. "I am honored to be part of the team," says Grunt. "I use the word 'team' a lot more than 'Board' because to me that resonates a little bit more."

Donna Marie Ferro '65

Retired Educator

California Community College System

Babs Freitas '70

Retired Principal Bay Farm School

Phoebe Grunt '13 Scientist The Clorox Company

Julianne Guevara

Ex officio Principal Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School

Patrick Larsen '02

Associate Attorney, Watson & Machado

Fr. Mario Rizzo

Ex officio Pastor

St. Joseph Basilica Parish

Scott Smith

SVP and Manager of Commercial Banking City National Bank

Chuck Wong '01

Regional Manager, Schwab Private Client Global Advisory Charles Schwab

Kristyn Temple-Robinson '92, Secretary Director, Corporate Facilities Williams-Sonoma

Robert Butler

Executive Director and Reporter, KCBS Radio

Alumni Profile

Elijah Fisher '14 Brings World Premiere to SJND

In particular, playing basketball at SJND was a formative experience for Fisher. "I was on the junior varsity team until I got injured. I chipped my meniscus – a very unusual injury. It was wild, and it hurt," he says with a laugh. "I came back and played during my junior and senior year on the varsity team." In his senior year, Fisher was part of the boys basketball team that won the Division V State Championship.

"It was a very supportive community," remembers Fisher of his time at SJND. "It definitely helped me grow. Sometimes I wonder if I was doing too much because I was moving so fast, but I think when you're young you can do that."

feel like I was involved in almost everything," recalls Elijah Jalil Paz Fisher '14 about his experience at SJND. Today, Fisher is flying high after receiving his MFA in acting in 2021 from the University of Montana following his graduation from the University of Portland. He returned to SJND in October for the world premiere of his play Five Little Birds

Fisher filled his years at SJND with as many clubs, sports, and student events as his schedule could handle. "I was encour aged by my parents to do everything and anything that I was interested in," he continues. "Early on, I played baseball and basketball, and I was on Link Crew and the Campus Life team. I was also heavily involved in Spirit Week. I had a lot of spirit when I was there!"

Despite being so involved with SJND extracurriculars, Fisher did not develop an interest in theater until his senior year. He was absorbed by all the creative possibilities it offered. "Theater is a community, and if you're entering it, you're usually entering as an actor," he notes. "But there are so many lanes in theater that you then can find your lane."

Based on his study of science at SJND, Fisher initially entered the University of Portland as an electrical engineering major, though he soon changed paths to computer science. But Fisher eventually found his path when he changed his major to theater. "I think because theater was new to me, I felt that there was much more for me to learn," explains Fisher. "It was a whole world that I had no idea about."

Before graduating from the University of Portland, Fisher traveled to New York to attend the University Resident Theatre As sociation's annual recruiting event – known as the URTAs – for prospective MFA candi dates. However, he faced a setback when he was not recruited by any of the schools in attendance.

"I was upset and I didn't know how I was going to make it," Fisher remembers. Un daunted, Fisher attended another conference in Spokane where he auditioned for more schools and received an invitation from the University of Montana to apply. He found his experience in graduate school to be a tremendous opportunity to grow creatively.

Over the summer, Fisher returned to SJND to work with students on Five Little Birds, a play that he authored, wrote music for, and choreographed. The play focuses on a character who is dealing with depression and anxiety. "The way I view mental health is sim ilar to the way people view physical health," he explains. "People are born with different levels of physicality and you can work on that. However, it seems a lot of people today aren't given the tools, and there are a lot of tools that are detrimental to our mental health. It's a play that explores mental health and how people deal with it from an outside perspective."

Returning to his alma mater for the world premiere of a play that he wrote is more than just a full-circle moment for Fisher. "The students are great," he says. "They're very enthused about what we're doing. To even hear that they wanted to do my play was really exciting for me. It was also terrifying because this is a section of SJND that I did not spend much time in but I've since connected to. But I think the things that are terrifying and exciting to me are the things I gravitate towards because they transform me the most. Now I am interacting with these students from a very different perspective than when I was here."

"There have been so many twists and turns on this path," says Fisher as he reflects on the journey that has taken him back to SJND. "I'm very excited to be working with these students, and they seem to be excited to be working with me. Working on a new play is scary, of course, but more than anything, I'm grateful."

(Left to right) Matthew Dean '24 (Ziety), Mia Holley '23 (Ger), KJ Thompson '24 (Woizme) in Five Little Birds. Ziety and Woizme are the live representations of depression and anxiety of Ger.

"I THINK THE THINGS THAT ARE TERRIFYING AND EXCITING TO ME ARE THE THINGS I GRAVITATE TOWARDS BECAUSE THEY TRANSFORM ME THE MOST."

Raising the Bar for Students and Wellness

Final plans for SJND’s "Raising the Bar" renovation and expansion of its weight room in the Kelly Gymnasium have been approved by the Oakland Diocese, and more than $250,000 of the needed $375,000 construction budget has been raised.

The project will update and expand the antiquated 525 square-foot weight room by 30 percent. Floor-toceiling windows will replace two concrete walls to allow for natural light. The adjoining outside area will be repurposed and utilized for core and agility fitness

activities, and the gymnasium stage area will be home to cardio and floor exercises. The school plans to bring in new and modern equipment to inspire more physical activity to allow sports teams to train together. The new cohesive space will not only accommodate more students, but faculty and staff will also have access to the improved facility and equipment.

"We can’t wait to finally break ground and give these deserving students a prideful space that will enhance our school's curricular and co-curricular programs in support

An artist's rendering shows a conceptual look at the new weight and training room.

of well-being and mental health,” said Director of Advancement Lucy Lopez.

The Raising the Bar project was initially launched in early 2021, but was paused due to the disruption of COVID. The vision of the space is becoming a reality and foundation work is scheduled to begin this winter with a targeted project completion, pending successful fundraising and supply chain challenges, in winter of 2023. Once completed, the remodeled and expanded fitness center will supplant the current weight room which is in a converted garage. The late Msgr. Alvin P. Wagner parked his car there. After his passing in 1989, a universal weight machine was installed, and it took up nearly all of the space. A 2008 fundraiser brought in some funds to modify the space, but it remains below today's standard.

The project

"Raising the Bar is raising our school," says Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Don Lippi, a member of the California Coaches Association Hall of Fame. "Lives are changed in that small room. Students learn how to improve their bodies, improve their diet, and improve their vision of themselves. Camaraderie is infectious if done right in that room, as each student needs a spotter who protects them from injury. Seeing improvement is the gift you get by working hard. I think we can come up with enough funds to turn this garage into a great workout room for athletes, dancers, our teachers, and our alumni." Dark

To

support “Raising the Bar," please contact Lucy Lopez at llopez@sjnd.org or 510-995-9456.

Helping Students Who Learn Differently Succeed

By Christopher McKittrick

aryanne Stehr has helped hun dreds of students through their learning challenges with a strong combination of care, attention, support, and challenge," says SJND Director of Counseling John Gunty. "They have all successfully enrolled in colleges and universities. I have the privilege of reading the student response surveys each year and there is one word I see in Maryanne’s feedback more often than any other word: Love. 'We love Mrs. Stehr,' 'We love that she is so loving and caring to us,' again and again."

Mrs. Stehr, Learning Services Counselor, arrived at SJND in 2017 with over 20 years of experience working with students with learning differences in the Diocese of Oakland. In 1993, Mrs. Stehr established and developed the Mother Pia Special Needs Program at St. Elizabeth Elementary School in Oakland. The program was created to provide advocacy and intervention for students with special learning, behavioral, or emotional challenges, as

well as to provide support for their families and teachers.

"I was a young new teacher at St. Elizabeth and loving it, but I was seeing a lot of students who had different learning needs," remembers Mrs. Stehr. "They were either having to go to public school for services to meet their needs or families were refusing assessment because they didn't want their students to have to leave our school if they got a diagnosis. That was true across all elementary schools in the Diocese at that time."

With the assistance of Sister Kathleen Marie Raya, one of the Dominican Sisters at St. Elizabeth, Mrs. Stehr sought to create a program to help accommodate students who learned differently but whose families wanted to provide them with Catholic education.

Mrs. Stehr and Sister Kathleen proposed a pilot pro gram, which became the Mother Pia Special Needs Pro gram. Sister Rosemary Hennessy, who was superintendent of the school at the time, approved the pilot program. Mrs. Stehr also credits Sister Mary Virginia, who was then principal of St. Elizabeth, for allowing her to split each school day between teaching and developing the program.

Learning Service Counselor Maryanne Stehr has brought a passion for helping students who learn differently to SJND.

Despite the immense challenge of creating a program for elementary students with learning differences – Mrs. Stehr recalls pushing a cart from room to room because the new program lacked a permanent space and her office was a former custodian closet – she was undeterred. "It was our priority to provide advocacy, case management, and support for students who learn differently, as well as support for their teachers and families," she explains. "We knew it was the right and just thing to do. Neurodiverse learners everywhere deserve equal access to education."

The initial pilot program assisted 10 students, and by the time Mrs. Stehr left St. Elizabeth the program was working with 120 students each year. It became a nationally recognized model program for children with special needs and is acclaimed by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, an educational accreditation body.

Mrs. Stehr served as the founder and director of the program from 1993 to 2000. She returned to the program as a teacher from 2008 until 2017, when she began working at SJND.

essful. That's not easy to do when you have many students to care for. I'm grateful for that partnership and the partnership of the administration here, and the support of Mr. Gunty and the counseling team."

Mrs. Stehr notes that she has seen an increase in social-emotional needs from students from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. "We've noticed that the number of students who are presenting anxiety and depression has risen quite a bit. There are lots of students who are coming to us who don't necessarily have an official diagnosis of anxiety or depression but have had symptoms since the onset of the pandemic. They also seem to be a little less certain of their world and the future in terms of politics and climate change, as well as also being worried about what all teenagers are concerned about – fitting in, being needed, and feel ing part of a community or group. There is always that tension between thinking everybody else has that and you don't while trying to find your way in the world."

One thing that hasn't changed over her career in education is the way she feels about her students. "The thing I love most about being at SJND is first and foremost the students," she shares. "I think all of them, particularly the students on my roster, are some of the bravest people I know. They are waking up every morning knowing that they learn differently, and school will be that much more of a struggle for them. It's hard to remember how incredibly smart and capable you are when school is not designed to fit how you learn."

Adapting what she learned from developing the pro gram for elementary students to the high school population of SJND had its challenges. "I had never been involved with course scheduling and college requirements," points out Mrs. Stehr. She was also in a new place where she wasn't a familiar face to dozens of students. She adds with a laugh, "At St. Elizabeth, the students would treat me like a rock star. I remember feeling sad my first month here because high schoolers are much too cool for that. I got over that very quickly. But now that I've built up the rela tionships, it's very much the same. Being with the students is the best part."

It wasn't long before Mrs. Stehr felt at home at SJND. "SJND is like St. Elizabeth in that it has its own spirit," she says. "It sounds cliche, but it's true – when you walk on campus, there's a feeling here. It's a lovely community of students, and I love the diversity here. Our students are super earnest, and all of our students go on to have very successful college experiences."

She also gives significant credit to the SJND faculty for being so supportive of students with learning differences. "Since I was a teacher, I understand how incredibly difficult the job is. It can be one of the most exhausting, but won derful, jobs in the world. They are very patient with me and are also very accepting, accommodating, and caring about the students on my roster. Everyone goes out of their way to make sure the students are feeling welcome and succ-

“Maryanne Stehr has helped hundreds of students through their learning challenges with a strong combination of care, attention, support, and challenge.”

Science for Everyone

By Christopher McKittrick

Each February, SJND welcomes over 150 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students from over two dozen participating schools for the Diocese of Oakland Science Fair. The annual event, which was held in 2010 and allows students to exhibit their science, technology, engineer ing, and mathematics (STEM) skills by submitting proj ects, has continued for over a decade because of the gen erous contributions of Rick Fischer '61, a senior partner at Morrison & Foerster in Washington, D.C.

Fischer, a longtime supporter of SJND, saw supporting the Diocese of Oakland Science Fair as a unique opportu nity to make an impact on his alma mater and its future. "I had made some earlier contributions to the science rooms when they were being renovated," Fischer recalls. "When I heard about the Diocese's science fair, it fasci nated me. I have always been interested in science and math, even though I never pursued them professionally. The program is important to the school because it intro duces a lot of junior high students interested in math and science throughout the Diocese to SJND, and I wanted to see it continue."

Fischer originally committed to contributing to the fair's operations for five years, though he has continued to contribute beyond his initial commitment. "I am

continuing it because I think it's an absolutely wonderful thing to do for the individual students, the science pro gram at the school, and for the school's enrollment," says Fischer.

Though Fischer's career path took him into law, he has a strong belief in the importance of science educa tion. "Where I think we need to strengthen our country is in science achievement," explains Fischer. "We have a tremendous history there. I believe it is important for Alameda, the Diocese of Oakland, California, and the United States to have a greater focus on science education."

In fact, Fischer recalls a science teacher at St. Joseph’s that was extremely influential on his interest in the subject. "There was a teacher at St. Joseph's, Mr. John Donovan, who I had for chemistry and a few other classes," he recalls. "He thrilled me with science. He was fabulous. Mr. Donovan was invariably calm, cool, and collected, even when one of the students started a fire in our chemistry class. Thankfully, it was put under control very, very quickly. He was somebody who could turn a young person onto science. I may not have pursued science as a profession, but I pursued it as a lifelong interest."

Decades after his graduation, Fischer remains deeply appreciative of his alma mater and the friendships that he developed there. "I was raised in San Leandro and the school was my introduction to Alameda," he remembers. "There has always been a place in my heart for Alameda

SJND science teacher James Fong (right) judging at the 2022 Diocese of Oakland Science Fair.

because the students at the school were really special. I am still in contact with many of them, which is really something. We did our 50th 're-graduation' and I got a golden graduation certificate, which was very special. Virtually everyone who was still alive at that point was there. It was like not a single day had passed between our original graduation and this one.

"The science fair is an opportunity to bring together really talented young people who have an interest in science where they get to meet other people who are like them," says Fischer. "It introduces very special people to what I feel is a very special school."

Science Fair Named in Honor of Kristina Taylor

Beginning in 2023, the Dio cese of Oakland Science Fair will be renamed the Kristina Taylor Diocese of Oakland Science Fair in honor of beloved SJND science teacher Kristina Taylor (formerly Kristina Stone), who passed away in 2020 following a years-long battle with cancer. Taylor, who worked at SJND for nearly 20 years, taught various science classes, including Biology, AP Biology, Honors Chemistry, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and AP Environmental Science, and was also instrumental in the launch of the Diocese of Oakland Science Fair in 2010.

Mrs. Taylor's parents say that they feel extraordi narily honored with this tribute to their daughter. "She always told us about the awesome projects, and we were always impressed with the research that students completed," says Patrick Stone, Mrs. Taylor’s father.

Mrs. Taylor was devoted to launching and organizing the Science Fair because she felt that it helped promote both the study of science among students and SJND as a community institution. "She really wanted to promote STEM programs at the school," remembers Mr. Stone. "She helped design the new science building. She wanted to build the science program up for the school to help fill the science building and make that a focal point. She wanted to attract new students to the school and make science fun for them."

The dedication of the Diocese of Oakland Science Fair to the memory of Mrs. Taylor will continue to high light the importance of science programs in SJND's cur riculum as well as the school's highly regarded science faculty.

"There is not a better way to share her memory than having the Science Fair named after her," says Jodi Stone, Mrs. Taylor’s mother. "It's just a true honor." "It brings tears of pride to our eyes and love to our hearts," adds Mr. Stone.

The Science Behind the Judging

A key part of the team behind the Diocese of Oakland Science Fair is Robert Lynch '77, who has volunteered his expertise since the inaugural event. At that time, Lynch was a member of the SJND Board of Trustees. "Principal Tony Aiello connected me and the SJND science chair up when the first Science Fair was to take place because they needed judges," Lynch remembers. "I offered to help gather and process the voting rubrics since I like process-optimization problems."

However, the inaugural Diocese of Oakland Science Fair had its share of challenges. "The first year was madness," Lynch says. "Four students and Mrs. Taylor were trying to collate hundreds of rubrics into a bunch of spreadsheets in real-time and get results that were reasonably trustworthy."

The team behind the Science Fair realized that in future years there needed to be a better method of calculating the voting. "The following year, I was the 'master judge' since there were so many ties in scoring," Lynch recalls. "When this led to all sorts of consternation in the judges' pool, I offered to write an algorithm to do fractional scoring and weighted scoring. The third year was smooth. Out of the chaos came a nicely sorted list of scores, with exactly no ties."

Lynch has continued to oversee the voting process ever since. "Each year following, I have provided the hands-onthe-computer skills to train the six to eight SJND student volunteers who pick up forms and key them into a trio of laptops while I collect their results, fix small problems, and process to the final readout," he explains.

While attending St. Joseph's, Lynch won awards through his participation in the San Francisco Science Fair. "In retrospect, none of my projects had much wow-factor," remembers Lynch. "But they were cleanly presented, had good science, and were obviously 100 percent mine without adult help. I was awarded three times with the US Air Force second place special award. How that happened three times is still a mystery. Still, it was fun."

Lynch says he hopes to see SJND students participate in the San Francisco Science Fair as he once did. "I would like to see SJND have a passel of students competing in the San Francisco Science Fair each year," says Lynch. "Competition in this way is good for Catholic education and good for SJND itself."

The Kristina Taylor Diocese of Oakland Science Fair will be hosted on Saturday, February 4, 2023 in the SJND Kelly Gymnasium.

Meet the Class of '26

We kicked off our school year on August 15 as we welcomed 108 ninth-grade students to the Pilot Family. They bring a wealth of varied life experiences and cultural diversity, and they are already settling in nicely as members of the SJND community. Take a deeper look at who they are and where they come from. Welcome, new Pilots!

In their Science of Wonder class, 9thgrade students team up to practice making slime under the direction of instructor Robert Bates (second from left).

Biomed Students

Making their Mark in Science and Beyond

By Christopher McKittrick

If members of SJND’s initial Biomedical Sciences program are an indication, the innovative sciences-intensive program is a rousing success. Graduates have gone on to receive degrees in Physiological Science, Computer Science, Molecular Environmental Biology, and more. Many students are already off to prestigious graduate programs.

Launched in 2013, SJND's Biomedical Sciences program is among the most intensive college-preparatory science programs in the nation. The program offers project-based, transformative learning experiences in partnership with Project Lead the Way, a national nonprofit organization that supports STEM edu cation. The accelerated regimen of sixand-a-half years of science education packed into four years has helped prepare SJND students to succeed in a variety of fields after attending colleges such as UC Berkeley, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, and UCLA.

Graduate Study at UCLA

Many program graduates point to the biomedical sciences program for setting them up

Psychophysics, Anyone?

for success in their science programs in college. Cameron Gill '18 graduated from UCLA in May 2022 with a bach elor's degree in Physio logical Sciences and is currently at UCLA in a two-year master's pro gram in the same field.

"The biomedical sciences program had the perfect amount of exposure to many different topics," remem bers Gill. "The first class that we took, Principles of Biomedical Sciences, was a great way to get our feet wet in a lot of different areas in the medical field and the sciences. The teachers knew that we were coming in without much exposure or experience with these topics and gave us the confidence not to be afraid to ask questions. I feel I was able to carry that with me into college."

Gill points to the breadth of the program’s academics as an excellent introduction to various branches of biomedical sciences. "The program laid a foundation that piqued my interest in a lot of different areas by learning about different topics and career paths," he explains. "It gave me more direction going into college because I knew I was interested in a career in either medicine or research."

Joseph Picchi '18, is working as a psychophys ics researcher at the Neural Computation and Engineering Laboratory at UCLA while completing his degree in Com puter Science. "My motiva tion to join the biomedical sciences pro gram at SJND was my interest in math and science," recalls Picchi. "I didn't know that much about biomedical sciences because it's hard to learn about them before you're in high school. What I ended up enjoying most about it was learning about many subjects that aren't typically taught in a lot of other programs."

Though Picchi's interests led him to pursue a de gree in Computer Science, he notes that his interest in biomedical sciences is still part of his career aspirations. "Even though I now study computer science and engi neering, it was a very good way to gain an interest in human anatomy and biology in a way that hasn't left me. I now want to apply the skills that I have learned to biomedical companies doing data analysis or compu tational science. The SJND biomedical science program had a huge influence on my interest in that field, where I started at UCLA, and where I ended up going."

SJND BIOMEDICAL PATHWAY AT A GLANCE

“The teachers knew that we were coming in without much exposure or experience with these topics and gave us the confidence not to be afraid to ask questions. ”

“ Even though I now study computer science and engineering, it was a very good way to gain an interest in human anatomy and biology in a way that hasn't left me. I now want to apply the skills that I have learned to biomedical companies doing data analysis or computational science.”

Principles of Biomedical Sciences Honors Human Body Systems Honors Medical Interventions Honors Biomedical Innovations

Courses Offered

55 students currently enrolled in the program

Graduates receive a special certificate upon graduation

Surprising Career Paths

Several SJND graduates of the biomedical sciences program have found themselves on career paths outside of biomedical sciences, yet still recog nize the importance the program had on their educational development. Beatrice Levy '18 followed her interests in sustainability, fashion, and solving social justice issues to her current internship for Springclean, a Charlottebased sustainable-fashion nonprofit. She is a recent graduate of Davidson College and began a master's degree program in Sustainable Fashion at Glasgow Caledonian New York College this fall.

"Getting to learn about science in a way that wasn't straight from the textbook was really fun," remembers Levy. "The biomedical sciences program helped me focus my ability to study a lot of different aspects of a certain topic. That helped with going to a liberal arts college in which you're expected to study a broad area of topics."

While Levy entered Davidson considering a major in Public Health, her courses in Anthropology and focus on human behavior led her to reconsider her career goals to focus on her interest in sustainable fashion. "I have always been interested in fashion, and I realized that I could actually integrate that into an academic endeavor with my background in scientific skills instead of just a dream on the side," she says.

From SJND to Johns Hopkins

Mary Carmen Reid '17, who was part of the first cohort of SJND’s biomedical sciences

program, graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Molecular Environmental Biology. "I was very excited about the opportunities of getting an internship or practicum experience in my junior or senior year because I have always been interested in medicine and healthcare," says Reid. "It's very difficult for young people to try out being in a healthcare setting, but at SJND it was much more open and a great experi ence. I really bonded with my classmates and my cohort, and a lot of the fundamental aspects of science that we learned in the program were very useful later on."

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Levy sees her journey as a direct result of her SJND education. "I went from being in a biomedical program to being in an anthropology program to working in fash ion," she points out. "I think that's the important thing about biomedical science – it gives you skills to figure out what you like and don't like and learn how to work independently and in groups. Those are important skills because even if you don't end up doing something in the sciences they are still helpful tools."

Reid's career path has led her to the master of Public Health program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This year she received funding for a field placement in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, for five months to facilitate research and statistical anal ysis on congenital Chagas disease, a parasitic disease most prevalent in developing communities in Central and South America. She is now applying to go to med ical school and credits the SJND biomedical sciences program for showing her how many career options exist in the biomedical sciences and giving her foundational knowledge in several fields.

"The biomedical sciences program gave me con fidence and exposed me to many different sciences, which was very important," says Reid. "Once I got to Berkeley and spoke to my peers, I noticed that I was at a comparative advantage. The impact that my teachers had from the STEM programs was so important to my science education. SJND has a culture of not only hold ing students accountable but helpfully pushing them. So many of my peers who I went to college and graduate school with didn't start becoming interested in science until after high school or didn't feel capable. I'm happy to say that I have felt capable ever since I was 14 years old, and I think that's very unique."

“ The biomedical sciences program helped me focus my ability to study a lot of different aspects of a certain topic. That helped with going to a liberal arts college in which you're expected to study a broad area of topics. ”

Once I got to Berkeley and spoke to my peers, I noticed that I was at a comparative advantage.”

Dream Flight Raises $90,000 for Student Scholarships

Benefactors turned out in force to make Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School's Dream Flight 2022 a rousing success on September 24. People from far and wide attended this year's event at the Clare mont Country Club, and when the night was through approximately $90,000 was raised in support of tuition assistance for SJND students.

SJND students played a major role in the event, serving as greeters as guests arrived, selling raffle tickets, providing live musical entertainment, and sharing their stories with benefactors, many of whom are SJND alumni.

"Our student musicians and student keynote were fan tastic. They stole the show and wowed all in attendance," said SJND Director of Advancement Lucy Lopez. "You could feel the excitement of reuniting for Dream Flight at the Claremont in support of our gifted and talented students. Meeting alumni and witnessing the love and generosity in the room only reinforced why I love what I do and why I love SJND."

This year's Dream Flight event was the first fundraiser held in person since 2019, and this year's attendees truly enjoyed being back together to celebrate the achieve ments of SJND students while raising money to support their education.

Once guests were seated in the dining room, SJND's One Voice chorale performed before the program of speakers began. Sophomore Kevin Nguyen '25 delivered

an inspiring speech thanking donors for their support and conveying the impact their generosity has had on his family. This year's Christi Matri Award was presented posthumously to Joseph J. and Bernice Ratto for their many years of support. Their sons Ronald Ratto, Christopher Ratto, and Michael Ratto '82, and their grandson Joshua Ratto accepted

Student Keynote Kevin Nguyen '25 conversing with piano accompanist Merrill Collins before his address describing the impact of tuition assistance.

Ian Olsen, proud dad to Madeline Olsen '25, raises his paddle during Dream Flight.

(l to r) Principal Julianne Guevara, Dede Cunningham, Emily Triplett Corder '00, Patrick Corder '98, and Andrew Cunningham enjoying the patio before the program begins.

the award on their behalf.

More than 60 percent of SJND students receive tuition assistance, and they rely on this event and SJND's community of benefactors to meet the growing need for tuition support.

SJND is grateful for the generous support of the Kelly family for hosting the event and the afterparty at the Claremont, for Rich '65 and Kathleen Soublet for donating a Maui vacation, and additional sponsors Dan Carroll '64, Donald P. Coughlin '57 and Carol Gerdes, James M. Lee '64 and Terry Greig, Robert H. Pola '57 and Rochelle Pola, Harold O. Boscovich '59 and Janet Boscovich, Janice Cantu '66 and Grant Ute, Shartsis Friese LLP, Paul A. Mena '64 and Wendy Mena, and Patricia and Richard Campbell.

"I'm grateful for those who attended Dream Flight in support of our students and their families," said SJND Principal Julianne Guevara. "Tuition support is critically important to 60 percent of our SJND families, so events such as these play an essential role in keeping an SJND education affordable. I'd also like to thank our sponsors for their generous support in underwriting the event. It was great to connect with them and see their passion that makes SJND a special community."

(l to r) Phil Gravem, Cliff Hanson '68, Marco Dondero '68, and AJ Arevalo '23 took a moment from their conversation to pause for the camera during this fun evening.

SJND Communications and Marketing Manager Jim Muyo with his wife, Mary Jo, at their first Dream Flight Gala.

SJND's One Voice singers, under the direction of Lanessa Vantrease, provided an outstanding performance for Dream Flight attendees.

This year's Dream Flight event was the first fundraiser held in person since 2019, and this year's attendees truly enjoyed being back together to celebrate the achievements of SJND students while raising money to support their education.

(l to r) Father Mario Rizzo with Ronald Ratto, Christopher Ratto, Sandy Ratto, Joshua Ratto, Michael Ratto '82, and Mary Kinney Sims '82 before the evening's festivities began.

From the Director of Advancement

As a relatively new member of the SJND staff, it is my great privilege to witness your generosity and brilliance at work each day in service of students and to help steward this institution as we work together toward a brighter future.

Because of you, SJND is blessed to once again be able to provide much needed tuition assistance to over 250 students, despite the lingering challenges. Your commit ment and support of SJND’s Annual Fund and special events provide opportunities and hope across our school; advancing academics, service, wellness and most importantly, providing critical support for our community of students, faculty, and staff.

Your philanthropic support provides the resources required for a top tier education, allows our students to dream bigger, and fills them with confidence to take steps toward realizing those ambitious dreams.

Each gift supports every aspect of the SJND experience and enables the school to respond to urgent and ongoing operations priorities for our students' needs in all compo nents of their educational experience. The need is great and your gifts ensure SJND executes on its mission by providing students with financial support today and tomorrow. Without your support and generosity, we could not continue the legacy that began 141 years ago. You are helping to write the next chapter at SJND. Our students' success is your legacy.

On behalf of the SJND Board of Trustees, administration, educators, and students, I thank you for your love and support. May God bless each and everyone of you.

Revenue & Expense Summary

Annual contributions increased 64% from the period ending June 30, 2021. Investment income and beneficial interest in the endowment funds for Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School posted a negative return due to market conditions. The underlying investments of the funds are held in investment markets, which at times are volatile and can result in temporary significant unrealized gains or losses. Salaries and operational expenses increased significantly as we returned to a tradi tional on-campus environment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lopez, Director of Advancement

Lucy

Honor Roll

ANNUAL FUND BY GIVING LEVEL

year:

Change Makers

1,

($25,000 and above)

The Carl Gellert & Celia Berta Gellert Foundation

Barbara Gregory

James M. Kelly, Jr. '76 and Alyssa Valladao

Kevin Kelly '79 and Erin Jaeb

Rosaleen Collins Kelly '51 Maura Kelly Koberlein '80 and Derrill Koberlein

James McKenna '53 and Myrna McKenna

Joseph Ratto (dec) Chris and Trudi Seiwald Mandy and James Tham, Sr. Mark Zimmerman '68 and Judy Zimmerman

Founding Members

($10,000 - $24,999)

Stephanie and Robert Doud Rick Fischer '61

Rosemary Furlong

Bruns Grayson, Jr. '65 and Penny Grayson Grayson Family Foundation, Inc.

Mary Hester

Greg Johnson '56 and Patricia Johnson

Koch Foundation

David N. Lillevand, Jr. '55

The Joseph and Mercedes McMicking Foundation

The Saake Family Trust * Delight Saxton Trust Funds Incorporated

to

Sustaining Members

($5,000 - $9,999)

Anonymous Anonymous '41

Sandy and Dick Anderson Richard E. '69 and Yuko Benedetti Charitable Gift Fund

David C. Bixby '72

Edward Daniel Carroll '64 Cola Chan

Connie and David Clayton John Fry '52 and Carmen Fry Emma and Michael Jensen James M. Lee '64

Peter Lillevand '57 and Margit Liesche John S. Pascoa '61 Orlando S. Pascoa '61

Kerry O'Hara Plain '70 Robert H. Pola '57 and Rochelle Pola

The Rhatigan Family Peggy Ricker '69 Christopher Wagner '74 and Ivy Wagner

Amy Stewart-Deaker and James Deaker

Julie and Eugene Demmler Ana Garcia '79

Rita Koselka and Brad Wallin

Suzanne Ratto Walling '74 and Todd Walling

Pilots Club

($2,500 - $4,999)

Anonymous Shannon and Rob Adkins

Bella and Stephen Banbury Monica and Mark Boon John M. Campbell '88 and Vickey Campbell Janice Cantu '66 and Grant Ute Nancy and Nolan Chan

George E. Garcia, M.D. '48 and Nancy Garcia Irma Hernandez-George and Scott George Heather and Marc Gille Marel and Brock Grunt Julianne Guevara Jeanne and Carl Hormuth Joan and Richard Jardin Alejandra and Peter Johns Terri and Scott Kallsen Kate McCaffrey Group/ Compass Real Estate/ Alameda * Joanne Ratto Lippi '80 and Donald Lippi Lucia and Dennis Lopez Thomas E. Lumsden '70 Kate Eberhard McCaffrey '97 and John Paul McCaffrey Christina Meeks Andrea Danganan-Mercado and Eduardo Mercado Pearl and James Mooney Kellie and Ian Olsen Nolli and Rick Riordan Kelly and Patrick Russi Katie and Mark Sacco Donald Savant '55 and Mary Savant Kenn Scullin '44

Vicki Wang and Charles Shih Lisa Fitts and Erik Smith Richard C. Soublet '65 and Kathleen Soublet Martha and Robert Stebbins Sabrina Svendsen

Tracy and Robert Geoffrey Ward

Annette and James Wheeler Claire Meehan and John White Weiqing Yan and Ivan Pan

Basilica Society ($1,000 - $2,499)

Anonymous '68

Anonymous '73

Tracy and Marcus Amaro Edna and Jeff Annis

Hilarie and Erik Atkisson Danielle Belmore, M.D. '79 and Nick Romanyk Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation Blue Shield of California

Harold O. Boscovich '59 and Janet Boscovich

Skjonnhet and Malachi Boyle Deborah Dang and David Campbell

Patricia and Richard Campbell Tanzanika Carter

Faye Clements and Robert Caruso

The Ceccato Family Kristine and Eugene Chang

Thanh and George Chang

Christine and Simon Chiu

Ji Young Kim and Hong Shik Choi

Natalie and Ronnie Chriss Eva and James Christie

Emma Alcasid Cinco '85 and Andre Cinco '84

Nancy Bennett and Paul Cohen

Danielle Houck and Nathaniel Cooke

Beth and Robert Cote

Donald Coughlan '57 and Carol Gerdes

Laura Crabb and David Giuntini

Noemi and Richard Crevani

William Crittondon '63 and Lynne Crittondon

Elizabeth and Matthew Dean Liz and Luke Dollar

Maria and Juan Carlos Duarte Deanna and Matthew Dudley Stephan Dumont '96 and Maria Viguerias-Uribe John Dunigan '64 and Willie Dunigan

Ivania and Aaron Edens

Natalya and Robert Escorcio

Azeb Sertsu and Yared Feleke

Donna Marie Ferro '65 Meghan and Brian Fintland Royce and William Flood *

Kathryn Wilson and Salvador Garcia III

Kenneth A. Giannotti '75 and Susan Giannotti

Thao and Henry Giao

Estela Lopez Gilliam and Haywood Gilliam Carol Glann

Darryl G. Glover '84 and Tanja Glover

Rezsin and Mark Gonzalez

Eileen and David Graybeal Matthew Guichard '65 and Eileen Guichard

John Gunty

Christine Iazzetti '97 and Dan Iazzetti

Michelle and Mark Harvey Loretta Hatcher

Christopher Henderson, PhD '83

Andre R. Hill '72

The Hitti Family Ruohong Huang and Leon Zheng

Megan and James Hume Irina and Tracy Hyndman

Kelly Kistner and Donald Johnston

Laurie and Scott Jones Holly and Nishant Joshi Irina Velichko and Asan Kadyrov

Ada and Tim Karlstrand Carmen and Jan Klube Anne and Fred Kohler

Joanne and Steven Kovely Kara Kules *

Calina Kung Jennifer and Stephen Kwok

Patrick Larsen '02 and Kelley Larsen Huong Le Stacey Mufson and Mark Lecker

Helen Lee and Dan Huey Ronald Lewis '04 and Nikki Lewis Kevin Li

Jennifer and Mike Lisanti Marion and Menandro Madlansacay

Venus and Sherwin Magwili Heather and Mark Manes Esperanza and Christian McClure

Kennelyn McEntee

Mollie and Andrew McFarland Kevin P. McGee '81

Allison Baker and Michael McGinty

Andrea and John Medulan Shiva and Alexis Mendez Toni Mills

Lorelie Villarete and Mark Minor Cheryl and Michael Miraglia Shay Phillips and James Murray Thomas P. Murray '59 Marisela Mascorro '99 and Jonathan Musson '99 Peter Muzio Maria and Andrew Navarro Jecina and Samson Ng Sarah and Phat Nguyen Elizabeth and Robert Norris Roderick Obligacion '89 and Bernadette Obligacion Sean Obligacion '15 Jennifer Williams and Bassey Obot

Cynthia and Roy Obuchi Maureen O'Hara '68

Patricia O'Hara '67 Yuko and Masayuki Okubo Maureen and Matthew Ord Celia Orozco-Lopez and Steve Lopez (dec) Cydney Peyton Walton '97 Robert Picciotto and John Perry Michael Pola '82 and Elizabeth Pola David Ratto '73 and Diane Ratto

Paul Ratto '72 and Virginia Ratto

Raymond Ratto '70 and Theresa Ratto

Margaret Ratto-Young '77 and Wesley Young

Jessica Reader '05 and David Kopelman

Olaf Reinhartz

Christine and Ferdinand Ribay

Gena Lewis and Rodney Richter

Corina and Juan Rivera

Danielle Maddix Robinson '08 and Joseph Robinson '08

Liz and Stephen Rochlin

Josefina Rodriguez '06

Chana and Jason Rojo Patricia and Matthew Rothlisberger

James F. and Arleen M. Russi Family Trust

Andrea and Mathieu Salgues

Angela Brahm Schneider

George L. Silva '48 and Marian Silva

Jennifer and Paul Silva

Marilyn Skony Stamm * Michelle and Scott Smith

Lissa and Jon Sorenson

Celia Stern

Jeanmarie Bacchi Stott '82 and John Stott

Myrna Stuckey *

Catherine and Kevin Suer

Gisele Binder Tanasse '98 and Steve Tanasse

Delia and Joseph Teixeira

Kristyn Temple-Robinson '92 and Ricky Robinson

Quyen Tran

Amy Tran and Sam Verdickt

Janice Tam and Man Lee Wan Satoru Watanabe '84

Danielle O'Bannon-Watson and Calvin Watson

Hedeliza Antalan and Paul A. Wright

Flora Tso and Eric Yeh

Joyce Chen and Jay Yin

Fanny Tse and Joe Yuen * Denise and Cherian Zachariah

“My heartfelt gratitude for you and your generous gift of financial aid. I am very fortunate to receive this opportunity in my pursuit of academic excellence.” -

Principal's Circle ($500 - $999)

Anonymous '71 *

Diana Abrahamson and Lakandula Africano Kristy and Brian Alexander Carol and Muhittin Arpaci Bill Victor Arucan '82 and Lynn Arucan

Marvin Bargagliotti

Melissa and Michael Barnes

Robert J. Benjegerdes '58 and Marge Benjegerdes

Donald C. Bertucio '77

Blaisdell's Business Products

Jean and John Brennan Robert Butler, Jr. '71 and Lois Butler

Ronald C. Camacho '60

Carolina Rivera and Jesus Cerna

Geralyn Clucas '75 and Robert Clucas

Dina Hondrogen and Clark Cole

ConCar Industries

Emily Triplett Corder '00 and Patrick Corder '98

Elena and Jesus Corral Cynthia Labaniego Cox '87 David Cox

William DeMar '94 and Kelly DeMar

Susanne Vierra Dern '73 and Jim Dern Alicia Dixon

Lena Piombo Duncan '70 and Dominic Duncan Matthew J. Duncan '74 Hilda Figueroa and Juan Gonzalez

Cathy Fitzgerald

Diego Flores '06 and Diana Calla

Lynette David and Barry Fong

Allison and Steven Fralick

Pablo Garcia-Pandavenes

Carol and Vincent Giovannoni Veronica Saba and Jeff Goodman

Mia and Andrew Gordon

Manuela and Gabriel Gutierrez *

Mariana and Barry Hogenboom

Noelle Adams and Chan Hoo

Elizabeth Howe

Hy Floor & Gameline Painting, Inc.

Intel Foundation

Anne and Douglas Jensen

Dore Sandoval and Kenneth Johnson

Emi and Daniel Johnston Gail and James Keating

Christine Klem '74

Didi and Paul Kubicek

Cynthia J. La Croix '67

Alexandra and Dennis Lenehan *

Teresa Lynn-Windham

Richard and Lee Maguire

Agnes and Fiore Marcheschi

Eileen McAndrew

Mary and Dan McEachern

Susan and Andrew McKee

Wayne Meadows '96 and Marcie Paez-Meadows

Sheila and Kevin Milroy

Estela Ceron and Isidro Montesinos

Norma Cembellin Murphy '66 and Andrew J. Murphy '66

Jeremy Musson '95 and Maria Musson

Lew K. Saechao and Thang D. Nguyen

Anne Norris Durrin and Joshua Durrin

Shereda Robinson Nosakhare '01 and Richard Nosakhare

Pacific Gas & Electric Company/ Employee Giving Teresa Pappas

Jessica and Richard Park

Stephanie and Dennis Pecorella Perforce Foundation

Tram Lam and Loi Pham

Lawrence Picetti '65 and Denise Picetti

JaYing Wang and John Pigott

Normie and Tomas Pineda Meleofa Lotoaniu and Sevuloni Ratabumusu

Mary Beth Kelner Ricketts and Richard Ricketts

Mariza and Ricardo Rivera

Lilia Pena and Esteban Salcedo Concepcion and Hector Salcedo

The Joe Delsol '69 Memorial Scholarship Fund

“ J

oe Delsol was the first friend I ever had that always gave 100 percent effort to everything he did," says Mark Zimmerman '68. He then adds with a laugh, "It took a while, but eventually I began to try to do the same after I got out of school."

Lifelong friends Zimmerman and Joe Delsol '69 first met in the summer of 1957 when Delsol's family moved down the street from Zimmerman's family in Oakland.

After Zimmerman graduated from St. Joseph's in 1968 and Delsol graduated in 1969, the two remained close friends. Zimmerman was the best man at Delsol's wedding, and their friendship continued even when they lived in separate states. "Whenever we spoke to each other, it was like none of the time had passed," says Zimmerman.

Delsol passed away in March 2015 after a long battle with prostate cancer. Later in 2015, Zimmerman established a scholarship in Delsol’s name to provide opportunities to students who might otherwise be unable to afford an SJND education.

"When Joe passed, I thought that this would be a great way to honor his name and reputation," recalls Zimmerman. "He was the class president, an excellent bas ketball player, and held a few track records."

"I never had a friendship with any other guy like him," says Zimmerman. "This goes back 50 years, but anybody who was around then recognized Joe as such an in fluential guy and a leader. If this can honor his memory in any way, then I'm all for it. He is somebody that I will never forget."

Mark Zimmerman with Margaret Moa '22, recipient of this scholarship in 2019.

Olivia Salgado

Hunter Schiff-Welsh '08 and Katherine Schiff Welsh

Sheila Seelhammer

Margrette Silva

Ronald Smith '58

Dianne Steed

Maryanne and Michael Stehr Marci Rabbach Stewart '91 and John Stewart

Mark Stone *

T. Rowe Price Matching Gifts

Ammee Alvior and Shocka Toldon

Marianne Trevisan

Pia and Christopher Trinidad * Alicia Dlugosh Trost '95 and Robb Trost

Dr. Shirley Tucker-Harris '80 and Gregory Harris

Twitter *

Carla Baldassarre VanDerveer '91 and Brian VanDerveer Milagros and Heriberto Velez Kristine and Lawrence Venturini Venturini Landscaping

Carmelita Vieira Stacy and Ty Weichhart Kathleen and Richard Westwood Sokley Khoi and Tyler Wheeler Robert Whelton '57 and Janice Whelton James Wolpman '53 and Barbara Wolpman

Yvonne and Mustafa Yildirim Carmen Reyes-Yosiff and Sam Yosiff

Lilly Yao and Adam Zhuo

Orange and Blue Club

($250 - $499)

Anonymous

Anonymous '14 *

Adria Amenti *

Jennifer and Lawrence Aviado Michelle Dourado and Gary Baker

Vicki Bargagliotti

Fernando Barragan '12

Michael Bertinetti '66 and Alice Spears

James A. Bistirlich '56

Janine and Christopher Boehm * Elizabeth and Michael Brown

Lori Bustos

Uyen Le and Tai Cao

Myra Capulong Selena Castellanos

Lilia and Hector Castillo

Chevron Matching Employee Funds

Jeff and Kim Colantuono Jeanette Corder

L. Stephen Cressy '73

Ernie Cruz '85 and Elena Trevisan Cruz

Dede and Andrew Cunningham Mary Cunningham-Anderson '71 and Dennis Anderson Patricia Custodio

Ludwina Dyzkeal Damrell '54 and Frank Damrell, Jr. Sarah Tobin Daon and George Daon

Lourdes Piojo Dean '98

Salvador A. Dicolen '78

John P. Dinga '63 and Malee Dinga Mary and Carlo DiRucco Sonia Dominguez '92 * Diane Kierse-Donohoe and John Joseph Donohoe Jennifer Steed Dorn '87 and Lonnie Dorn

David Egan and Sandra Wylie * Oge and Emmanuel Enyinwa Glenn Evans * Marie Fajardo Katherine Fiore Maribel and Esquivel Flores William Fong

Robert C. Freuler '60 and Jean Freuler

Barbara and Col. John Garcia Denise Gaston

Genet Zewde and Wubshet Gebre

Matteo C. George '23

Dawn Banasiak and Glenn Gilchrist

Audrey and Haywood Gilliam

Jessica Blomstrom Grant '06 and Anthony Grant

Philip Gravem

Sharon Beyerle Grennan '67 Sarah Halog

Sonia Shefayee and Sayed Hashemi

Suzanne Johns Holley and Anthony Holley Eloisa and Arthur Ilog Nicole Schuler and Josh Kalkstein

Chinh Vo and Sukien Lam

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Maureen Johnson Leitz '73 and Bill Leitz '71

Dara Leon

Peter Lumsden '66 and Nancy Lumsden

Maria Elena Cristina and Joselito Teodoro Luna Donald A. Luttrell '50

Barbara Macias '95

Rose Marie Maddix Martha Madrueno

Marianist Province of the U.S. Leticia and Victor Martinez Shelley and C. Bryan McCray William McDonald '53 and Dail McDonald Matthew McGue '70 and Betsy Hirsch

Jennifer Petrick and Sean McVeigh

Valerie and Timothy Moore Edward J. Morgan '64

Paul J. Nieland '72 Rubilene and Christopher Noguera

Lisa and Donald Oberempt Richard Pazin, Jr. Marvin F. Peixoto '63 and Andrea Peixoto

Maria and Pedro Pena Hien Thai and Kiet Pham La'Shall and Anthony Ram sey *

Maria Rico and Teresa Fajardo

Gary Rinehart '53 and Sharon Rinehart

Lisa and Josh Roben Shelley Roxas '04

Gayle Rucker '71 *

Maude and Bernard Samaniego

John Sanchez '71 * Stephanie and Michael Sandberg

Philip Sandri '83 and Lori Nelson

Maria and Fernando Silva Kimmerly and Frederick Simon, Jr.

Ronald Simpson

Ritha Rivas and Franco Solorzano

Mary Spear '68

James Taylor '75 and Tami Taylor

David Teece '75 and Connie Teece

Yvonne and Leslie Temple

James B. Thomas '60 and Helen Thomas

John N. Thompson '84 and Janette Thompson Marianne and Bryant Urrutia

Christalette Bianca Valdez Thanh Truong and Gia Vo Kara and John "Keoni" Wagner

Vincent Walsh '65 and Sharon Walsh

Ann Willis * Jeanne and John Witherspoon

Amanda Flores-Witte and Lawrence Witte

Chuck Wong '01 and Winnie Guo

Curshanda and Tyrone Woods

Rashel and Geoffrey Wren Stephanie Chatman

Zellner '80 and Bradley Zellner

Bethlehem Zewude and Fasil Siya

Century ($100 - $299)

Anonymous (2)

Anonymous * (3)

Anonymous '66

Anonymous '71 *

Anonymous '81

Anonymous '83 (2)

Abbott Laboratories, Matching Gifts *

Zosha Adam Mabel Agtarap

Liza and Jason Akima

Norma and Gilbert Alegre Vivian and Ike Amuzie Gary Anderegg '65 and Pituck Ussah

Nabor G. Baca '75 and Marta Gaustad

Jessica and William Bacon Ann Peters Baechler '64

Iva Baerlocher

Andrea Bailey

Christina Bailey '98

Flavio D. Barrantes '82 and Elizabeth Barrants

Olga and Raul Barretero, Sr. Carlos Bartholomeu '61 and Patricia Bartholomeu

Lawrence J. Bellusa '65 and Susan Bellusa

Jennifer and Luisito Bernaldo Irella C. Blackwood '02

Shannon Bondoc * Lawrence Borello '58 and Mary Borello

Mary Sandri Boyle '82 and Pat Boyle

Frank Broker '71 Anthony Buscemi '72 and

Lisa Buscemi

Jayne Alexieff Bush '59

Diane Bustos

Agnese L. Campbell '72

Samuel Carlisi, Sr. Griselda Marroquin and Jose Carreno

Sybil Carter Love '79

John S. Castagnini '80 Rosie Ramirez and Enrique Cervantes

Leila Chambers '81 Doris Chapman

Maria and David Chareonsuphiphat

Manuel Samuel Chavez

Paula Eng Clauson '90 and Michael Clauson

Sister Martin de Porres Coleman, SNDdeN '51

Thomas M. Collins, M.D. '61 Morena Ayala and Benigno Cornejo Gonzalez Teresa Courville

Eileen Doyle Crane '71 and Russ Crane

Michael J. Crevani '95 and Sherry Crevani Maureen O'Shaughnessy Cronin '54

Angelica Cuevas-Landeros Linda and William Cunningham Cammeran Currie-Johnson Marquita C. Davis '75 Richard and Maureen Davis Nicholas DeGrano '12 Mireille Garcia and Rommel

DeGuzman

Rosa Rivera and Ernesto Delgado Bonilla Chand Desai Anne Devlin

Sonya Dickey * Canh Pham and Diep Dinh Kathleen Purcell Dole '70 and Rod Dole

Roger DuBose Maureen E. Dunn '75 Sameerah and Ronald Easley, Jr. Daria Dimitroff and Jon Eilenberg

Alicia Emerson Laura Gomez and Francisco Espinoza

Natalie Espinoza Luz and James Estramonte Anna Adams and Doug Evans Suzanne Evans

Christopher Fajardo * Frank Fanger '63 and Kathleen Fanger Brian Fassler '89 *

Shawne Hightower and Dwight Fisher

Robert Flocchini '65 and Sheryl Flocchini * Irma Garcia and Hector M. Fonseca Babs Freitas '70 Felicidad Frez Angeles Juarez and Israel Fuentes Del Toro Jose Galofre and Carolina Neira *

Alejandra Garcia

Dr. Irma Garcia '77 and Eric Fromer

Juan Garcia and Gregory Ward Lidia Garcia and Renato Santos Miriam Garcia

Terry Gardnier '71 and Carolyn Gardnier * Gay Gaube '68 and James Gaube

Genentech

Senait Bereket and Amanuel Ghebremariam Angela Giacomelli

Gwendolyn and Carl Gill Flicka and Mike Gorman Senait Issac and Abraham Goytom

Christine and John Green James Griffin

Terry Tibor Grosvenor '71 * Richard W. Groux '45

Dr. J. Anthony Guichard '60 and Beverly Guichard John Hagelis

Janice Hammond

Linda Hangartner Clifford Hanson '68 and Kim Hanson

Miguel Hernandez

Esther Becerra and Efrain Hernandez-Guerrero Rita and Kenneth Hewitt Alejandra Toris and Filiberto Higuera Rebecca M. Hinkley '91 Lynda Ho Gracia Macatangay

- Kylee Lau '26

(Bold) Given to SJND for five consecutive years * First time donor

“Since I was raised Catholic, I believe service is a valuable aspect of life. I would like to express my gratitude with a ‘pay it forward’ mentality, and will do my best to repay what you have given me at this point in time.”

The Richard '51 and Barbara Gregory Endowment Fund

Barbara Gregory knew that her husband, Richard Gregory '51, was a loyal SJND alumnus, but she never realized how much he support ed the school until after he passed away in 2008.

"Richard was a very private person, so he didn't talk about all that he did for the school, like starting an alumni list, calling all of the past alumni, and helping start the golf tournament," Mrs. Gregory said. Richard also worked closely with former Principal Tony Aiello and the Board of Trustees during the merger of St. Joseph's and Notre Dame high schools to ensure the continued success of the school as a co-educational institution.

Hofmann '92 and Thad J. Hofmann '91

Kathleen Smith Hoie '60 and David Hoie

Catherine Holcombe

Terry Holmes '65 and Sheila Holmes

Leslie Hardy Hood and Tipkins Hood, Jr.

Christine Hovermale '16

Kimberly Gallegos Huerta '91 and Jose Huerta John Michael Hutslar '65 Tina Huynh

Kellie Jackson

Marylou and John Jacoby * Gustavo Japa

Genoveva Del Toro and Jose de Jesus Jimenez

Crystal Johnson and Pam Boyle Roy W. Johnson '55 and Dolores Johnson

Cathy and William Johnston Danielle and Rev. Joseph Jones

Tammy Jones Lorenzo Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign

Patrice Kavanaugh '75 and Peter Wise

Olivia I. Kelcher '74 *

When Richard passed, Mrs. Gregory discovered that he had been a generous donor to SJND. She decided to continue his support for the school by establishing the Richard '51 and Barbara Gregory Endowment Fund, which will fund tuition for SJND students into perpetuity.

"I want to help students and make sure that they get an education like my husband did," explains Mrs. Gregory. "It's the personal attention that they get from each teacher and the principal. They are encouraged by all the staff. You get a feeling of family and wholeness, and that God is working with them."

If you are interested in contributing to an existing endowment fund or leaving your own legacy at SJND by starting a named endowment fund, please contact Lucy Lopez, Director of Advancement at llopez@sjnd.org or 510-995-9456.

Chivon Kemp-Stephenson '75 and Lowell Stephenson Beatrice Mwai and Benson Kimani Thomas Kline '58

Jennifer Richardson Koverman '86 and Chris Koverman Susan and Larry Kyler *

Arlene Amores Labao '89 *

William J. Laferriere '64

Robert and Marilyn Lassalle-Klein Thomas Lau Bach Vo and Huyan Le

Lisa and Albert Lee

Jo Raymond Leitz '51

Richard Leverone '54 and Helen Leverone

Chui Wong and Wai Chun Li

Paul Lindsay '72 and Linda Lindsay

Gabriela Lippi '08

Sandy and John Lisanti

Kathleen Cooney Lobrovich '71 and Steve Lobrovich

Michael F. Loller II *

Arlyn and Rolando Lopez

Alice Powers Love '70

Norma Loza

Dessiree and Amado Lozano John Lum '53 and Lorraine Lum

Cecilia Maldonado '86

Laurette Splan Mari '73 and James Mari

William Marker '49 and Adrienne Marker

Antoine and Chase Martin * Joseph Martin '86 and Stacey Martin

Veronica and Fabian Martinez

Ian Mason '01 *

Douce Delahaye Massenkoff '68 and Nicholas Massenkoff Theresa and Christopher Massie Richard S. Mathewson '63 and Robin Sarvey

John R. McCahan '62 and Karen McCahan

William McCarthy '63 and Melaia McCarthy

Karen and Robert McCormick Jackson McDermott '20 Cathy and Greg McFann

Marie and Francis McGreehan

Danielle McGuinness '12

Christina and James McKenna

Teresa Quarante McTague '73 Bernice Meade

Paul A. Mena '64 and Wendy Mena Mary Miller * Susan Miller

Susan and Richard Miller

Ines Eiras-Monteiro and Delio Monteiro

Catherine Morales

Maria Reeves Morales '78 and Kent Morales

Margarita and Rafael Munoz Ray Natac '84

Sree Cheemalapati and Basam Nath

Raquel Tayao and Bayani Natividad

Anthony Navasero '88 and Gina Navasero

Joelle and Erik Neider

Patricia Patubo Nelson '66

“I want to help students and make sure that they get an education like my husband did.”

and Ron Nelson

Toan Thai and Diep Nguyen

Peny Nguyen

Monica and Christopher Nocon

John Nohr '58 and Margaret Nohr

Roberta O'Grady

Cynthia Gabel Oilar '81 Beverly and Gerald Oldershaw Dayshante O'Neal

Terrence O'Neill '65 and Loraine O'Neill

Catherine Magno Ordinario '94 and Ian Ordinario '94

Maureen O'Toole '75

Lilliana Irias and Fredy Oviedo Arasely Padilla and David Serna

Jade and Rudy Padre

Reena Alfonso Palacio '97 and Joshua Palacio

Karen Pare

Kirstin and Shaun Paydo

Robert C. Payne '62 and Verna Payne

Linda Petersen

Richard P. Petersen '45

Antigone and John Phinney Carl N. Pimentel '52 and Charlotte Pimentel

Victoria Ray Polivka '71 and Ronald Polivka *

Teresita Porcuna-Quinones '78 Mary Ellen Proctor and Steven Spaulding Griselda Robles and Alfredo Pulido

Carmen Estrada and Manuel Pulido Tami and Kenny Quan Kathleen Fennelly Ratto '78 and Steven Ratto

Robert J. Ratto '68 and Nadine Cross-Ratto Ma Ariadne and Raymond Raymundo

Jenifer and Vincent Reeve Diana and Roberto Reyes

Diane Rito

Benedicte Cambon-Ritter and Mark Ritter

Alicia and Anthony Rivera

Lawrence Roben

Brenda and Claude Robins, Sr. Carlos E. Rodriguez '14

Caitlin Schwarzman and V. Jason Rucker

Jessica Ruiz

John Rusca '64

Vicky Flores Safford '67 and Marvin Safford

Judith Carvajal Sanchez '05 and Hilberto Sanchez

Rachelle Marquez-Santos and Homer Santos

Sani Santos '90 *

Richard Schmidt '71 and Lorene Schmidt * Gia Sims-Scott and Joseph Scott

Leonard Scott, Jr. Dr. Susan Seeley Jonathan P. Sheehan '97

Angel Smith

Cecilia Barnard and David Solis *

Margaret Soublet '67 Morris Soublet '62 and Josephine Soublet James E. Spengler '72

LaTanya St. Charles '87

Paul Stier '76 and Tina Stier James A. Stonehouse '55 and Marilyn Stonehouse Shannon and Ben Tempel Seblewongel Beraka and Thewodros Tilahun * Angelina Toscano

Dianna Tate Tremblay '98

Gregory E. Trevigne '73

Laura and Anthony Vacca Susan Gladstone and Allan Vandevelde

Joey Vaudagna *

Gregory Veasy '78 and Laura Veasy

Alejandra Trujillo Vonnegut and Joseph Vonnegut Stephen Vucinich '70 and Valerie Vucinich

Keri Wagner '18

Anne and Ray Washmera Ann Kelner Weiss '67

Alice and Hugh White Shirley Klipp Whitten '67

and Joe Whitten

Tracey Wightman Zahradka and James Zahradka

Shane Wigton * Richard Wilson '55 and Kathleen Wilson Robin Wilson Karen Laubhan-Wong and Lawrence Wong Nicky Wong * John Woo '86 Thomas Woods '76 and Janna Woods Nancy Carroll Young '70 and Robert Young *

Supporters ($1 - $99)

Anonymous Anonymous (2) Anonymous (5) * Anonymous '97 * Anonymous '15 * Anonymous '17 * Ronald Abellar '91 and Aimee Abellar * Christina and Filemon Abendanio Jeanette Adams Lloyd Adams '63 and Linda Adams

Alicia Kitterman Aguilera '59 and Alfredo Aguilera Susan Azevedo Allen '63 and Don Allen

Michael J. Ambrosi '63 and Karen Snyder

Ayanna and Wayne Anderson

Apple Matching Gifts Mary Arnold *

Carlos Arriaga Carol and W. Clark Bailey John Barron '81

Tirhas T. Berhane Mary Valerio Blair '72 Reby Blay *

Celeste Schreiber Borchardt '66 and Mark Borchardt Carol and Karl Bowers Lorrie Cartan *

Shannon Casserly *

Joanne Bellusa Cattaneo '72 and Fred Cattaneo

Paula Cekola and Guillermo Galindo

Noveminda and Peter Chai Sheri and Gregory Chen

Michelle Cleary '77

Mallory Cornett and Andrew Cornett '04

Christina and Earl Cory

Jim Coyne *

Deborah Goff Damele '75 and Gary Damele

Brianna DeGrano '10

Jessica L. de Mesa '12

Emma Doud '16

Jessica Edwards '16 * Lori and Gregory Evans Exelixis * Jean Fahy *

Gerald W. Flaherty '61 and Eleanor Flaherty

Sharon Rourke Flores '69 and Art Flores

Richard Fuoco and Irene Ni Mark N. Galetto '76

Giullian Galindo '20 * Robert J. Grassilli

Haley Graybeal '19 * Matthew Graybeal '16 Alexis Gray-Lawson Colette Gunn-Graffy Lon Harvey

Kim LaCroix Harvey '70 and Tom Harvey '71 * Corinne and Travis Hayhurst Stan Hebert III *

Kathryn and Peter Hill

Melissa and David Holcombe Dennis Huajardo '45 and Delores Huajardo

Charles Jensen

Charlene Dow Jones '83 and Michael Jones

Sally Haugh Joseph '71 * Maria McCord and Martin Kunz

Myla Nery Lara '88 and Tracy Zollinger

Francis Lazo

Nicha Kittitanaphan Leaser '99 and Bradford Leaser

Wendy Lee

Amber Lenehan *

Joseph Leo '96

Lynelle and Joseph Lewis

Nancy Lewis

Marcela Llamas and Gregorio Beas

Fiona and Andrew MacKay

Robert Marini '65 and Yvonne Marini

Donna Dierker Martin '61 and Charles D. Martin

Hilda Corral Martinez '70

Siobhan Hunter Martinez '72 Victor Massad '71

Rajiv Mathur * Mary O'Connell Mattes '71 * Lynn and Charles McGavin Lauren and Ramon Mercado

Eileen Dixon Mooningham '72

Ann Ferris Moore '70

Meagan Motley * Benjamin Musson '97

Andrea Najor *

Marcy Nordberg

Colleen O. O'Connor '78 and Kitteridge Oldham

Nicole Orlowski * Michelle and William Palmer

Emanuel Pangilinan-Lane '16 *

Kiersten and Eddie Paskal Cecile Pecoraro

Brian Perkins *

Jeffrey Petersen *

Timea Olah and Andras Petrovics *

Jovelyn and Antonio Posadas Heather Preimesberger

Stella Rago

Tony Ramos *

Carla Ritter *

Dina Marie Rizzo '66

Savannah Robinson *

Rebecca Rochlin '17

Donald Rodrigues '68 and Mona Rodrigues

Gail Sousa Rodrigues '70 and Kenneth Rodrigues

Robin Lynn Rodriguez and Josh McPaul

Rita and Ernie Romo

Ofelia Roxas

Maria Rueca-Bartley '90

Richard Rush, Jr '67 and Cynthia Jean Rush

Renee Macalino Rutledge '94 and Christian Rutledge * Gabriela and Jeff Schoefer Kelly Schroeder *

Naima Shalhoub * Dorothea Cunha Silva '47 Shell and Lionel Sims Sherylon and Lionel Sims

Charlene Kempel Soots '74

Jennifer Dlugosh Stein '97 and Kevin Stein Sabrina Sudarsana '04

Carol and Stephen Tady

Cameron Taylor * Rocio Torres '01

Imelda Vazquez Mark Venturini '14

Natalya Caraballo Wade '07 and Jharrel Wade

Jennifer Schleis Walker '01 and Marc Walker

Todd Whyte *

Roberta and John Williams III Alexander Wolfe *

Dale D. Wong '64 Melissa Yolland James Zwickert '72

ALUMNI GIVING

1941 Anonymous 1944 Kenn Scullin 1945

Richard W. Groux Dennis Huajardo Richard P. Petersen 1947 Dorothea Cunha Silva 1948

George E. Garcia, M.D. George L. Silva 1949 William Marker

“I chose SJND because of the community. It is filled with generous and caring people like you who go out of their way to allow a student to be set up for success. ”

- Samantha Fong '24

1950 Donald A. Luttrell 1951

Sister Martin de Porres Coleman, SNDdeN Rosaleen Collins Kelly Jo Raymond Leitz 1952 John Fry Carl N. Pimentel 1953 John Lum William McDonald James McKenna Gary Rinehart Barbara Jarrett Wolpman James Wolpman

1954

Maureen O'Shaughnessy Cronin

Ludwina Dyzkeal Damrell Richard Leverone

1955

Roy W. Johnson

David N. Lillevand, Jr. Donald Savant James A. Stonehouse Richard Wilson

1956 James A. Bistirlich Greg Johnson

1957

Donald Coughlan Peter Lillevand Robert H. Pola Robert Whelton

1958 Robert J. Benjegerdes Lawrence Borello Thomas Kline John Nohr Ronald Smith

1959 Alicia Kitterman Aguilera

Harold O. Boscovich

Jayne Alexieff Bush Thomas P. Murray

1960

Ronald C. Camacho

Robert C. Freuler

Dr. J. Anthony Guichard Kathleen Smith Hoie James B. Thomas

1961

Carlos Bartholomeu

Thomas M. Collins, M.D. Rick Fischer

Gerald W. Flaherty

Donna Dierker Martin John S. Pascoa Orlando S. Pascoa

1962

John R. McCahan Robert C. Payne Morris Soublet

1963

Lloyd Adams Susan Azevedo Allen

Michael J. Ambrosi William Crittondon John P. Dinga

Frank Fanger Richard S. Mathewson William McCarthy Marvin F. Peixoto

1964

Ann Peters Baechler

Edward Daniel Carroll John Dunigan

William J. Laferriere James M. Lee

Paul A. Mena

Edward J. Morgan John Rusca Dale D. Wong

1965

Gary Anderegg

Lawrence J. Bellusa Donna Marie Ferro Robert Flocchini * Bruns Grayson, Jr.

Matthew Guichard

Terry Holmes

John Michael Hutslar Robert Marini Terrence O'Neill

Lawrence Picetti Richard C. Soublet

Vincent Walsh 1966 Anonymous Michael Bertinetti Celeste Schreiber Borchardt

Janice Cantu Peter Lumsden Andrew J. Murphy Norma Cembellin Murphy Patricia Patubo Nelson Dina Marie Rizzo

1967 Sharon Beyerle Grennan Cynthia J. La Croix

Patricia O'Hara Richard Rush, Jr Vicky Flores Safford Margaret Soublet Ann Kelner Weiss Shirley Klipp Whitten 1968 Anonymous Gay Gaube Clifford Hanson Douce Delahaye Massenkoff Maureen O'Hara Robert J. Ratto Donald Rodrigues Mary Spear Mark Zimmerman

1969 Richard E. Benedetti Sharon Rourke Flores Peggy Ricker

1970

Kathleen Purcell Dole Lena Piombo Duncan Babs Freitas Kim LaCroix Harvey *

Alice Powers Love

Thomas E. Lumsden Hilda Corral Martinez

Matthew McGue Ann Ferris Moore

Kerry O'Hara Plain Raymond Ratto Gail Sousa Rodrigues Stephen Vucinich Nancy Carroll Young *

1971

Anonymous (2) * Frank Broker

Robert Butler, Jr. Eileen Doyle Crane Mary CunninghamAnderson Terry Gardnier * Terry Tibor Grosvenor * Tom Harvey * Sally Haugh Joseph * Bill Leitz Kathleen Cooney Lobrovich Victor Massad Mary O'Connell Mattes * Victoria Ray Polivka * Gayle Rucker * John Sanchez * Richard Schmidt * 1972

David C. Bixby Mary Valerio Blair Anthony Buscemi Agnese L. Campbell Joanne Bellusa Cattaneo Andre R. Hill

Paul Lindsay Siobhan Hunter Martinez Eileen Dixon Mooningham Paul J. Nieland Paul Ratto James E. Spengler James Zwickert

1973

Laurette Splan Mari

Teresa Quarante McTague

David Ratto Gregory E. Trevigne

1974

Matthew J. Duncan Olivia I. Kelcher * Christine Klem

Charlene Kempel Soots Christopher Wagner Suzanne Ratto Walling

1975

Nabor G. Baca

Geralyn Clucas

Deborah Goff Damele Marquita C. Davis

Maureen E. Dunn

Kenneth A. Giannotti

Patrice Kavanaugh Chivon Kemp-Stephenson Maureen O'Toole James Taylor David Teece 1976

Mark N. Galetto James M. Kelly, Jr. Paul Stier Thomas Woods 1977

Donald C. Bertucio Michelle Cleary Dr. Irma Garcia Margaret Ratto-Young 1978

Salvador A. Dicolen

Maria Reeves Morales Colleen O. O'Connor

Teresita Porcuna-Quinones Kathleen Fennelly Ratto Gregory Veasy

1979

Danielle Belmore, M.D. Sybil Carter Love Ana Garcia Kevin Kelly (Bold) Given to SJND for five consecutive years * First time

Anonymous L. Stephen Cressy Susanne Vierra Dern Maureen Johnson Leitz

1980

John S. Castagnini

1988

John M. Campbell

Maura Kelly Koberlein

Joanne Ratto Lippi Dr. Shirley Tucker-Harris Stephanie Chatman Zellner

Anonymous John Barron Leila Chambers

Kevin P. McGee Cynthia Gabel Oilar

1982

Bill Victor Arucan

Flavio D. Barrantes

Mary Sandri Boyle Michael Pola

Jeanmarie Bacchi Stott

1983

Anonymous (2) Christopher Henderson, PhD

Charlene Dow Jones Philip Sandri 1984 Andre Cinco Darryl G. Glover Ray Natac John N. Thompson Satoru Watanabe 1985

Emma Alcasid Cinco Ernie Cruz

1986

Jennifer Richardson Koverman

Cecilia Maldonado

Joseph Martin John Woo 1987

Cynthia Labaniego Cox

Jennifer Steed Dorn LaTanya St. Charles

Myla Nery Lara Anthony Navasero

1989

Brian Fassler * Arlene Amores Labao * Roderick Obligacion 1990

Kate Eberhard McCaffrey Benjamin Musson Reena Alfonso Palacio Cydney Peyton Walton Jonathan P. Sheehan Jennifer Dlugosh Stein 1998

2008

Gabriela Lippi

Danielle Maddix Robinson Joseph Robinson Hunter Schiff-Welsh 2010 Brianna DeGrano 1981

Paula Eng Clauson Maria Rueca-Bartley Sani Santos * 1991

Ronald Abellar * Rebecca M. Hinkley Thad J. Hofmann Kimberly Gallegos Huerta Marci Rabbach Stewart Carla Baldassarre VanDerveer 1992 Sonia Dominguez * Gracia Macatangay Hofmann Kristyn Temple-Robinson 1994

William DeMar Catherine Magno Ordinario Ian Ordinario Renee Macalino Rutledge * 1995

Michael J. Crevani Barbara Macias

Jeremy Musson Alicia Dlugosh Trost 1996

Stephan Dumont Joseph Leo Wayne Meadows 1997 Anonymous * Christine Iazzetti

Christina Bailey Patrick Corder Lourdes Piojo Dean Gisele Binder Tanasse Dianna Tate Tremblay

1999

Nicha Kittitanaphan Leaser Marisela Mascorro Jonathan Musson 2000

Emily Triplett Corder 2001

Ian Mason * Shereda Robinson Nosakhare Rocio Torres Jennifer Schleis Walker Chuck Wong 2002 Irella C. Blackwood Patrick Larsen 2004

Andrew Cornett Ronald Lewis Shelley Roxas Sabrina Sudarsana 2005

Jessica Reader Judith Carvajal Sanchez 2006 Diego Flores Jessica Blomstrom Grant Josefina Rodriguez 2007 Natalya Caraballo Wade

2012

Fernando Barragan

Nicholas DeGrano Jessica L. de Mesa

Danielle McGuinness 2014 Anonymous * Carlos E. Rodriguez Mark Venturini 2015 Anonymous * Sean Obligacion 2016 Emma Doud Jessica Edwards * Matthew Graybeal Christine Hovermale Emanuel Pangilinan-Lane * 2017 Anonymous * Rebecca Rochlin 2018 Keri Wagner 2019 Haley Graybeal * 2020 Giullian Galindo * Jackson McDermott

Saxton Family Scholarship Provides Opportunity

Delight and Leonard Saxton, proud grandparents of SJND alumna Rosie Saxton '19, established the Saxton Family Scholarship in 2019 to provide educational opportunities for students that they were unable to have themselves. "Our inspiration to start the scholarship came from the fact that neither one of us had the opportunity of going to college," says Delight. "We believe education is one way of building better adults one child at a time."

The generous scholarship represents the Saxton family's desire to help deserving students in the San Francisco East Bay whose lives would benefit from a Catholic, college preparatory education if these students had the financial capacity to attend SJND. "SJND has a very good program and classes that allow a student to pursue their passion," explains Delight. "The education available at SJND is excellent and money should not stop a deserving student from getting that education."

Jessica Chau '25, the 2021-2022 recipient of the Saxton Family Scholarship. Contact Director of Advancement, Lucy Lopez at llopez@sjnd.org or 510-995-9456.

Interested in contributing to an existing endowment fund or leaving your own legacy at SJND by starting a named endowment fund?

ENDOWMENT & SCHOLARSHIP FUND CONTRIBUTIONS

The Campbell Family Scholarship

John M. Campbell '88 and Vickey Campbell

Joe Delsol '69 Memorial Scholarship

Margaret Ricker '69 Mark Zimmerman '68 and Judy Zimmerman

Emerging Latina Leaders Award (ELLA)

Janice Cantu '66 and Grant Ute

The Lillevand Family Scholar-Athlete Endowment

David N. Lillevand, Jr. '55

Peter Lillevand '57 and Margit Liesche

The Denise Cervelli Maddix and Dan iel Maddix Math and Science Scholarship Fund

Rose Marie Maddix

Danielle Maddix Robinson '08 and Joseph Robinson '08 Savannah Robinson *

Saxton Family Scholarship

Delight Saxton

The St. Joseph Basilica Scholarship Fund

St. Joseph Basilica

The Kristina Taylor Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biomedical Sciences

Anonymous

Barbara Gregory

The Hazelwood Science Scholarship

Richard '51 and Barbara Gregory Endowment Fund Rosemary Furlong

The Donald Holmstedt Scholarship

Mandy and James Tham, Sr.

The James & Rosaleen Collins '51 Kelly Scholarship Fund

Joanne Kovely and Steven Kovely

James McKenna '53 and Myrna McKenna

Jerry Mills Award

The James '53 and Myrna McKenna Scholarship Toni Mills

Shannon Bondoc * Alicia Emerson Kara Kules * Susan and Larry Kyler * Maureen and Matthew Ord

Elizabeth and Robert Norris

The O'Hara Family Angel Fund

The Betsy Norris Award for Excellence Kerry O'Hara Plain '70

The Rhatigan Family Liz and Stephen Rochlin Sheila Seelhammer Mark Stone * T. Rowe Price Matching Gifts Shannon and Ben Tempel Shane Wigton * Ann Willis *

(Bold) Given to SJND for five consecutive years * First time donor

TRIBUTE LIST

In Honor of the Abellar Family Graduates

Ronald Abellar '91 and Aimee Abellar *

In Honor of Tony Aiello

Kenneth A. Giannotti '75 and Susan Giannotti

In Honor of Amari Anderson '23

Ayanna and Wayne Anderson

In Honor of Antonio Arevalo '23

Lori Bustos

In Honor of Chris Aria

Jim Coyne *

In Honor of Alex Argueta '16

Kathleen Smith Hoie '60 and David Hoie

In Honor of Steven Artiga '12

Teresa Lynn-Windham

In Memory of Eleanor Azevedo

Susan Azevedo Allen '63 and Don Allen

In Honor of Vicki Bargagliotti

Marvin Bargagliotti

In Honor of Russ Bettencourt

Vincent Walsh '65 and Sharon Walsh

In Honor of Brooke Brown '24

Elizabeth and Michael Brown

Mary Miller * Susan and Richard Miller

In Memory of Bob and Leola Butler

Robert Butler, Jr. '71 and Lois Butler

Anonymous (2)

In Honor of Sophia Castellanos '22

In Honor of Richard Campbell Selena Castellanos

In Honor of Coach Mark Castillo

Nicholas DeGrano '12

In Honor of Charlotte Cohen '24

Nancy Bennett and Paul Cohen

In Memory of Bertha Cooper

Irella C. Blackwood '02

Christine and John Green

In Honor of Jonah De Leon '22

In Honor of Gia Quintero DeGrano '83 and Timothy DeGrano '83 Vicki Bargagliotti

In Honor of Jonah De Leon

Patricia Custodio

In Memory of Joe Delsol '69

Sharon Rourke Flores '69 and Art Flores

In Memory of Michael Dobbins

Adria Amenti *

In Memory of Fr. Francis (Frank) Doherty

Ian Mason '01 *

In Memory of Ralph Dostal

Donna Marie Ferro '65

Teresa Courville

In Memory of John Cressy '71

In Memory of John and Marie Courville Anonymous '71 L. Stephen Cressy '73

In Memory of Dan Curry

Joanne Ratto Lippi '80 and Donald Lippi

In Honor of Ian Doud '22

Emma Doud '16

In Memory of Harriette Montague Doyle '44 Deanna and Matthew Dudley

Eileen Doyle Crane '71 and Russ Crane

In Honor of Aiden Dudley '22 Deanna and Matthew Dudley

In Honor of Gaelen Dudley

In Memory of Mary Flores

Josefina Rodriguez '06

In Honor of James Fong

Christine and Simon Chiu

In Honor of Hector Fonseca '22

Irma Garcia and Hector M. Fonseca

In Honor of Joshua Fralick '23

Allison and Steven Fralick Carol and Stephen Tady

In Memory of Greg Frank

Sybil Carter Love '79

“My favorite part about SJND is how our teachers go the extra mile to help their students.”

- Cole PimentelNoguera '25

In Honor of Richard Fuoco

Connie and David Clayton

In Memory of Benjamin F. and Irma S. Garcia

Ana Garcia '79

In Memory of Tony and Irma Giannotti

Kenneth A. Giannotti '75 and Susan Giannotti

In Honor of Cameron Gill '18

Gwendolyn and Carl Gill

In Memory of Sebastian Gonzalez

Concepcion and Hector Salcedo

Anonymous '83 (2) Shannon Casserly * Nicole Orlowski *

In Honor of Alazar Hailu '21

In Honor of John Gunty Bethlehem Zewude and Fasil Siya

Linda Hangartner

In Honor of Abbie Harlow

In Memory of Lyle Hangartner Karen Pare

In Memory of Richard Hilken '65

Lawrence Picetti '65 and Denise Picetti Richard C. Soublet '65 and Kathleen Soublet

In Honor of Clover Hogenboom '25

Mariana and Barry Hogenboom Tony Ramos *

In Honor of Nicholas Hoo '22

Vicki Bargagliotti

In Honor of Tipkins Hood '21

Leslie Hardy Hood and Tipkins Hood, Jr.

In Memory of Margaret Pola Hunter

Siobhan Hunter Martinez '72

In Honor of Izabella Jauregui '25

Barbara Macias '95

Cathy and William Johnston

In Honor of Parker Johnston '24 Terri and Scott Kallsen

In Honor of Fr. Jimmy Macalinao

Brianna DeGrano '10

In Memory of Michael G. Macatangay '91

Gracia Macatangay Hofmann '92 and Thad J. Hofmann '91

In Memory of Roan Natac Kees

In Honor of Elle '20 and Sara '22 Kallsen Ray Natac '84

In Memory of Mary Jo Kempel

Charlene Kempel Soots '74

In Memory of Maria Klem

Christine Klem '74

In Memory of Judy Koneffklatt Joseph Leo '96

Nicha Kittitanaphan Leaser '99 and Bradford Leaser Joseph Leo '96

In Memory of Steven Koneffklatt '97 Stacey Mufson and Mark Lecker

In Honor of Aidan Lecker '23

Gisele Binder Tanasse '98 and Steve Tanasse

In Memory of Ben Lee '99 Alexandra and Dennis Lenehan *

In Honor of Amber Lenehan Anonymous James M. Lee '64

In Memory of Thomas "Des" Leonard '49

In Honor of Tom Lo '77

Allison and Steven Fralick

In Honor of Dessiree Lozano

Kristine and Lawrence Venturini

In Memory of Peggy Lubeck

James M. Lee '64

In Memory of Guy Lumsden, Jr.

Thomas E. Lumsden '70

In Honor of Anne Luna '03

Janine and Christopher Boehm *

Fiona and Andrew MacKay

In Memory of Terry Maslonkowski '69

In Honor of Caimin '21 and Feargal '19 MacKay Peggy Ricker '69

Ian Mason '01 *

In Honor of Andy McKee

In Honor of Jim and Nancy Mason Ronald Simpson

In Honor of Ariane Mendez '25

Shiva and Alexis Mendez

In Honor of Olivia Miraglia '24

Cheryl and Michael Miraglia

In Honor of Margaret Moa '22

Vicki Bargagliotti

In Memory of John Molinari '57

Robert H. Pola '57 and Rochelle Pola

In Honor of Garrett Monteiro '16

Ines Eiras-Monteiro and Delio Monteiro

William J. Laferriere '64

In Honor of Katie '16, Allison '19, & Claire '21 Nocon

In Memory of Br. Murakami Monica and Christopher Nocon

In Memory of Kathy Dixon Norris '71

Eileen Dixon Mooningham '72

In Honor of Sydney Obligacion '24

Sean Obligacion '15

In Memory of Jim and Margaret O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara '68

(Bold) Given to SJND for five consecutive years * First time donor

In Memory of Margaret O'Hara

Mary Spear '68

In Honor of Madeline Olsen

David Egan and Sandra Wylie *

In Memory of Peter Piombo '63

Donna Marie Ferro '65

In Memory of John Repetto '69

Peggy Ricker '69

In Honor of Mark Ritter

Connie and David Clayton

In Honor of Andrew '13 and Rebecca '17 Rochlin

Liz and Stephen Rochlin

In Honor of Gail Sousa Rodrigues '70

Anonymous '83 (2)

Anonymous Mabel Agtarap

In Honor of Jennifer Rodrigues '96

Gail Sousa Rodrigues '70 and Kenneth Rodrigues

In Honor of Stephen Rodrigues

Gail Sousa Rodrigues '70 and Kenneth Rodrigues

In Memory of Rafael Roxas

Ofelia Roxas

Shelley Roxas '04

In Honor of Shelley '04 and Stanley '05 Roxas

Ofelia Roxas

In Honor of Jimmy Russi '22

Vicki Bargagliotti

Christina Bailey '98

Carol and W. Clark Bailey Kelly and Patrick Russi

In Memory of Dave Schwarz '52

James M. Lee '64

In Memory of Dante Sergent '74

Kenneth A. Giannotti '75 and Susan Giannotti

In Honor of Mathew Shih '22

Vicki Wang and Charles Shih

In Memory of Tom Silva '51

Margrette Silva

In Honor of Franco Solorzano '23

Ritha Rivas and Franco Solorzano

In Memory of Thomas (Sam) Spear '66

Peter Lumsden '66 and Nancy Lumsden Mary Spear '68

In Memory of Sister Claire Spellman, SND

Jean Fahy *

Shannon and Ben Tempel Shane Wigton * Ann Willis * Nicky Wong * Delia and Joseph Teixeira

In Memory of Jim Tibor '68

In Memory of Jose and Maria Teixeira Terry Tibor Grosvenor '71 *

In Memory of Mike Triplett '63

Emily Triplett Corder '00 and Patrick Corder '98 James Griffin

In Honor of Oliver Kent Valdez '23

Christalette Bianca Valdez

Laurette Splan Mari '73 and James Mari

In Memory of Emmet Steed

In Honor of Beverly Lucas Splan '51 Jennifer Steed Dorn '87 and Lonnie Dorn

In Memory of Georgia Vlahos

Richard C. Soublet '65 and Kathleen Soublet

In Honor of Keri Wagner '18

Kara and John "Keoni" Wagner

Marci Rabbach Stewart '91 and John Stewart

In Honor of Jen Dlugosh Stein '97

In Honor of Maryanne Stehr Anonymous Christine and Simon Chiu

In Memory of Anthony Taylor '76

Kenneth A. Giannotti '75 and Susan Giannotti

In Memory of Kristina Taylor

Anonymous (2)

Shannon Bondoc *

Jean and John Brennan Alicia Emerson Kara Kules *

Susan and Larry Kyler * Amber Lenehan *

Joanne Ratto Lippi '80 and Donald Lippi

Maureen and Matthew Ord

The Rhatigan Family

Benedicte Cambon-Ritter and Mark Ritter

Liz and Stephen Rochlin Sheila Seelhammer

Richard C. Soublet '65 and Kathleen Soublet Mark Stone *

In Honor of Lucas Wallin '24

Rita Koselka and Brad Wallin

Tracy and Robert Geoffrey Ward

In Memory of Br. Weise

In Honor of Tyler Ward '22 William J. Laferriere '64

In Honor of Amanda Wheeler '25

Marilyn Skony Stamm *

In Honor of Hadiya William-Cain '19

Tanzanika Carter

In Honor of Cecilia Zhuo '25 Genet Zewde and Wubshet Gebre

Lilly Yao and Adam Zhuo

In Honor of Yosef Gebreselassie '25 Kathleen Smith Hoie '60 and David Hoie

In Memory of Sister Paul Marie

In Memory of Sister Catherine Theresa (my favorite teacher)

Victoria Ray Polivka '71 and Ronald Polivka *

In Memory of the deceased members of Class of 1953

William McDonald '53 and Dail McDonald

In Honor of Class of 1965

Richard C. Soublet '65 and Kathleen Soublet

In Honor of Class of 1966

Dina Marie Rizzo '66

In Honor of Class of 1979

Sybil Carter Love '79

In Honor of Class of 1988

Anthony Navasero '88 and Gina Navasero

In Honor of Class of 1997

Kate Eberhard McCaffrey '97 and John Paul McCaffrey

In Honor of Class of 1997

Jennifer Dlugosh Stein '97 and Kevin Stein

In Honor of Class of 2005

Jessica Reader '05 and David Kopelman

In Honor of Class of 2014

Anonymous '14 Carlos E. Rodriguez '14

In Honor of Class of 2015

Suzanne Evans

In Honor of Class of 2018

Keri Wagner '18

In Honor of Class of 2019

Christina and James McKenna

In Honor of Class of 2020

Jade and Rudy Padre

In Honor of Class of 2022

Sree Cheemalapati and Basam Nath

In Honor of Class of 2023

Katherine Fiore

In Honor of Class of 2025

Seblewongel Beraka and Thewodros Tilahun * Yvonne and Mustafa Yildirim

Norma Cembellin Murphy '66 and Andrew J. Murphy '66

Maureen O'Hara '68

Lawrence P. Picetti '65 and Denise Picetti

Kerry O'Hara Plain '70

Evan L. Sanchez '48 and Caroline Sanchez

Philip Sandri '83 and Lori Nelson

Shawne Hightower and Dwight Fisher

In Honor of Cole's Amazing

Teachers

In Honor of SJND Tennis Rubilene and Christopher Noguera

In Honor of all the SJND

Nolli and Rick Riordan

Teachers

HERITAGE CIRCLE

The Heritage Circle is a part of a special group of alumni, parents, parents of alumni and friends who have included SJND in their estate plans.

Billie Arthur

Harold O. Boscovich '59 and Janet Boscovich

Estate of Raymond F. Burnham '51 Patricia and Richard Campbell Anonymous '66 Janice Cantu '66

Edward Daniel Carroll '64 William G. Colgan '45

Eileen Doyle Crane '71 and Russ Crane William H. Crittondon '63 and Lynne Crittondon

Rick Fischer '61

George E. Garcia, M.D. '48 and Nancy Garcia

Estate of Stephen A. Kalhoff '58

James M. Lee '64

Jo Raymond Leitz '51

Richard Leverone '54 and Helen Leverone

Thomas E. Lumsden '70

John R. McCahan '62 and Karen McCahan James McKenna '53 and Myrna McKenna J. Earl Mederios '58 and Judi Mederios

Delight Saxton

Estate of David Schwarz '52

Dorothea Cunha Silva '47

George L. Silva '48 and Marian Silva James E. Spence III '65

James A. Stonehouse '55 and Marilyn Stonehouse

Albert J. Vizinho '55

Mark Zimmerman '68 and Judy Zimmerman

FIRST TIME ALUMNI DONORS

Anonymous '71 (2) Anonymous '97

Anonymous '14 Anonymous '15

Anonymous '17

Ronald Abellar '91

Sonia Dominguez '92

Jessica Edwards '16

Brian Fassler '89

Robert Flocchini '65

Giullian Galindo '20

Terry Gardnier '71

Haley Graybeal '19

Terry Tibor Grosvenor '71

Kim LaCroix Harvey '70

Tom Harvey '71

Sally Haugh Joseph '71

Olivia I. Kelcher '74

Arlene Amores Labao '89

Ian Mason '01

Mary O'Connell Mattes '71

Emanuel Pangilinan-Lane '16

Victoria Ray Polivka '71

Gayle Rucker '71

Renee Macalino Rutledge '94

John Sanchez '71

Sani Santos '90

Richard Schmidt '71

Nancy Carroll Young '70

Where Our Pilots Are Flying

Rourke Flores '69 and her husband, Art, celebrated their 50th anniversary on an Alaskan cruise. The trip was postponed due to the pandemic, but here they are on the train in Alaska before they boarded the ship.

Sharon

Steve Vucinich '70 (center) was inducted into the Oakland A’s Hall of Fame. Steve was hired to work for the Oakland A’s while he was still a student at SJND. He spent his entire 54-year career with the team.

Alice Love '70 recently retired from her job at Pacific View. A special mural was dedicated to her by her former co-workers.

Samantha Porter '12 recently got engaged to Nick DeFerrari.

Susan Timney '81 (left) and Ann Stier Peters '81 (right) both swam and completed the Alcatraz to San Francisco Race.

Rose Lassalle-Klein '13 has started medical school at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. The doctor’s coat looks great on you, Rose!

Sam Abels '98 and his wife, Megan welcomed their third child, Roman Grey Abels. Big brother Maverick and big sister Margeaux are very excited to have a new sibling, too!

Wedding bells are ringing for Gabi Lippi '08 and Danny Crosetti. They recently got engaged. Congratulations to you both!

The friendship that was formed at SJND has expanded to Florida. Natalie Alldridge '17 and Valentino Leite-Hall '17 were both accepted and are currently attending Disney University in Orlando.

In Memoriam

Robert Alves '59

Rev. Michael J. Burns '50

Maxine Butler '70

Sister of Robert, Jr. '71, Alicia '73, Mark '74, and Melissa '85 Butler

Paul Kempel '71

Husband of Mary Elizabeth Moran

Kempel '71; Brother of Mary Jo Kempel '67 (dec.), Lawrence Kempel '69 (dec.), Charlene Kempel Soots '74, Michael Kempel '76, Robert Kempel '80, Karen Kempel Tognoli '82, Annette Kempel McNamee '83, and Rachel Kempel Sullivan '88; Brother-in-Law of David Moran '80 and Robin Wood Kempel '82 (dec.); and Uncle of Joseph '08 and John '11 Kempel

Patricia Fitzmaurice Kenney '52

Sister of Eileen Fitzmaurice Lopez '59 (dec.) and Kathleen Fitzmaurice Kimball '65

Rolando Kirknis '05

William Marker '49

Dennis McCole '65

Sr. Dennis Mary McFadden '44

Aunt of Nancy Bowden-Flynn '66 and Bridget Bowden Arroyo '69, and Sister of Marjorie McFadden Bowden '42 (dec.)

Philip Perucho '91 Brother of Alan Perucho '88

Barbara Epperson Seal '66

Cousin of Patricia Epperson Welter '63 and Therese '64 and John '66 Epperson, Niece of Stella Ross Epperson '38 (dec.)

Beverly Lucas Splan '51

Mother of Tanjore Splan '72, Laurette Splan Mari '73, and Claire Splan '78; Sister of Helena Lucas Marich '38 (dec.), Marie Lucas '38 (dec.), Emma Lucas Beland '42 (dec.), Betty Lucas Spingola '45 (dec.), and Walter Lucas, Jr. '48 (dec.); Aunt of Marie Marich Tapia '66 (dec.), and Great Aunt of Paula Tapia '96

SJND Community Members: Br. Robert Juenemann, S.M.

Reunion Gatherings

Many classes celebrated reunions in 2022 by gathering, reconnecting, and reminiscing about their time on Chestnut Street. It was wonderful to see our Pilot family back together.

Living Legend "Mrs. Rod" Retires

It's hard to put into words the impact Gail Rodrigues '70 has had in her 47+ years at SJND. She has literally touched generations of the SJND family. How many hats has she worn? This photo from the 1980 yearbook, "Reflections," shows her as a math teacher, but that's just part of the story. Volleyball Coach, Basketball Coach, Athletic Director, Dean of Women, Math Department Chair, P.E. Teacher, Testing Coordinator, and most recently Substitution Coordinator only tell part of the story. "Mrs. Rod," as she is affectionately known, has been omnipresent at the school, stepping where and when needed, always with the success of our students and student athletes at heart. She and her husband, Ken, are retiring and moving to Alabama. We wish you well, Mr. and Mrs. Rod. May your retirement be filled with joy.

Note : Our readers can look forward to a feature story detailing Mrs. Rod's SJND legacy in our summer 2023 edition.

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