Summer 2012 Magazine.indd - La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
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Summer 2012 Magazine.indd - La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Summer 2012 1 La Salle Administration Denise L. Jones, President Tom Dudley, Principal Andrea Burns ’97, Vice President of Advancement Brian Devine, Vice Principal for Student Life Andrew Kuffner, Vice Principal for Academics Matthew Winningham, Vice President of Finance Editor Heather M. Eldon, Associate Director of Marketing contributors Katie Allen Liz Banta ’00 Stephanie Blumenson Andrea Burns ’97 Ernie Casciato ’72 Carolyn Christoferson Brian Crawford Mary Danna Anita Dethlefs Tom Dudley Christina Erickson Rhonda Fisher Denise L. Jones Dedie Cameron Keeney ’79 Kerri Kelvin Kam Kimball Ted Pfeifer ’88 Judi Johnson Powell ’71 Liz Raines ’02 Maria Schroeder Gina Stack Nate Warren Matthew Winningham Please send address updates to gstack@lsprep. org or 503.353.1444. To activate an electronic subscription via email, please send your email address to [email protected]. Cover photo of senior Muhammed Maurice by Kerri Kelvin: For the 12th year, La Salle students visited Canyonlands Field Institute in April 2012 near Moab, Utah. They spent six days in a desert field camp exploring biology, anthropology, environmental science and social justice. Students hiked mesas, star gazed, conducted river experiments, wrote poetry, debated local politics, identified desert flora and fauna, and river rafted. Photo at left in Times Square courtesy of groupphotos.com: Ernie Casciato ’72 has been leading a La Salle trip to New York City every other year since the early 1980s. The trip is a theatre tour packed with Broadway shows. The group also visits museums and historic landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Empire State Building and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. 3 Message from the President Forming our Shared Future The vision for Lasallian education’s primary purpose continues to inform us today. Contemporary educational leaders publish studies linking brainbased research and effective instruction. U.S. Department of Labor statistics identify the professions that are critical to our nation’s progress and strength. Universities proudly publish the average SAT scores of their incoming freshman classes. “Touching the hearts of your students is the greatest miracle you can perform; a miracle which God demands of you, for this is the purpose of your work.” St. John Baptist de La Salle 4 As educators, we pay attention to all of this information and design a relevant and rigorous curriculum to prepare our students for success in college and in life; for a satisfying and impactful future. However, this is not our primary mission. In this magazine, you will witness the broad impact of our intended goal - to form the young people entrusted to our care. The formation of our students is much more than inspirational phrases at the school’s entrance. It is not accomplished by simply reviewing the dress code, nor accomplished with four years of religious studies. These practices all have their place in creating our community, but they do not address the heart of the matter. Catholic education emphasizes the specific understanding of what it means to be human . . . the reality of our spiritual center and connectedness . . . our faith as foundational to all that we do. Our teachers and staff are asked to accompany our students along this incredible journey. It is not enough that teachers deliver an excellent quality curriculum or boast of their students’ eventual collegiate successes. Our dedicated educators are asked to impart the reality of the Holy Presence of God . . . to offer a conduit in recognition of the “holiness” in our students’ lives . . . to provide an immersion in the opportunity to be aware of such transformation. We hold ourselves accountable to our most sacred responsibility - the moral development of our students that will ultimately define our world’s future. Enjoy the stories and images in this magazine which showcase how our remarkable students already know what it means to be accountable. They understand the value of seeking excellence without losing sight of the dignity of the individuals they meet along the way. They celebrate success and honor those who accompany them on their journeys. They recognize injustice but, more importantly, feel compelled to respond. Their capacity to blend faith and reason energizes the development of their individual foundations in life. We believe this is what distinguishes Lasallian education. We are honored by our outsanding alumni and we believe in our remarkable students. We believe we prepare students for both the promise and the challenge of the future. We dedicate ourselves to prepare them for success in college and we aspire to prepare them for exceptional lives. Blesssings, Denise L. Jones, President La Salle Takes Plunge for Special Olympics Historic Gift Supports Student Scholars Thirty-three La Salle Prep students, teachers and family members ran into the icy Columbia River on February 11, 2012, to raise $4,434 for Special Olympics Oregon. The team wore red-feathered masks, red body paint and shirts that read “Put a Bird on It” in honor of the La Salle Falcon mascot. Oregon philanthropists Mark and Pam Donegan made a $2.5 million investment to provide pathways for young people to realize their full potential at La Salle Catholic College Preparatory. By supporting the school’s mission to provide access to excellent education to those who desire it, regardless of the student’s financial means, the Donegan family is assuring access for many students in the future. “I am very proud of the La Salle community with the way they embraced the challenge to increase awareness about being accepting of those who have disabilities through how we act and what we say,” said La Salle’s director of service Stephanie Blumenson. The philanthropic investment, representing the single largest gift in school history, established the Donegan Family Scholarship Fund, a legacy that will honor the Donegans’ commitment to many young people at La Salle. The team earned second place for the amount of money raised in the K-12 school division and first place for the most participants in a school group. Sophomore Joslynn Bigelow raised an impressive $1,000 and freshman Jack Kain raised more than $6,500 for Special Olympics. As a Super Plunger, Kain ran in and out of the Columbia River every hour for 24 hours. He was supported by his parents, Patty and Tommy, brother Ryan, and sister Maren. “Mark and Pam have demonstrated their commitment to providing opportunities to students with limitless potential, who come from modest financial means, through their partnership with La Salle Prep over the past decade. I am constantly amazed at their generosity and modesty. It has always been about the kids for them. This is philanthropy in its most beautiful form,” explained President Denise L. Jones. Students Respond to Childhood Poverty Class of 2010 College Data Released As part of the annual school-wide theme, La Salle students are studying the issue of how they can break the cycle of childhood poverty. Through student activities, curriculum and programs, the community is responding to those in need. The Oregon University System (OUS) recently released college data profiling La Salle’s 2010 graduates who entered an Oregon public university as freshmen. The reports, available for all Oregon high schools at www.ous.edu, indicate the promising results of La Salle’s rigorous college preparatory curriculum. For example, at Lot Whitcomb, a public elementary school near La Salle with nearly 90% of students at or below the federal poverty line, La Salle participates in the Backpack Buddies program to provide weekend food for fifty children. Also, beyond sponsoring families during the holidays, La Salle partners with Lot Whitcomb to provide its students with mentors for an hour each week throughout the year. In an open letter, student leaders wrote, “La Salle has responded to the local community and is working to end the cycle of childhood poverty here in Milwaukie.” To read the entire letter, please visit the school theme page at lsprep.org. La Salle’s Vice Principal for Academics Andy Kuffner shared his interpretation of the results. “Upon entering college as freshmen, high school grade point averages (GPAs) of La Salle graduates were about .2 points lower than the average GPA for all incoming OUS college freshmen. However, comparing the college GPAs of these same students after their first year, La Salle graduates earned an average GPA which is .2 higher than the average for all college freshmen. This means that the college preparatory rigor reflected in La Salle’s GPA translated into better success in college-level work,” he explained. 5 2011-2012 board leadership Board of Trustees Foundation Board of Directors John McDonagh, Board Chair Vancouver Business Journal Edward P. Lilly, Board Chair Spectra Novae Limited Rev. E. William Beauchamp, CSC, University of Portland Chris Bené, Cain Travel Group, Inc. Martha Parisi Dirksen ’72, Community Leader Joan Bollier, Community Leader Steve Feltz ’73, NW Natural Brent Bullock ’79, Perkins Coie, LLP Alfonso Lopez-Vasquez, Pacific University Rich Callahan, KPMG Tim McGree, La Salle High School of Yakima Carl Christoferson, Oregon Investments, LLC Dr. Lisa Morrison, Columbia United Providers Tom D’Amore, D’Amore Law Jack Powell ’73, The Sherpa Group Two LLC Chuck Gall, RBC Dain Rauscher Br. Kevin Slate, FSC, De La Salle Institute Karen Garrison, PCC Structurals/ Precision Castparts Corp. Denise Sunseri ’77, Community Leader Tom Grace, Grace Premier Fitness & Wellness Products Lesley Townsend, Providence Milwaukie Foundation Susan Robben Schweitzer ’79, The Standard Mitchell Wall, Wall & Wall, P.C. Rick Soberanis, Accelerator Business Solutions, LLC Fr. Charles Wood, St. Clare Parish Karen Thul, Jostens Dan Wood, Tazo Tea Continued growth in the La Salle endowment funds allowed for a distribution of more than $54,000 to student scholarships this year. 6 2011-2012 board leadership Alumni Association Board of Directors Patrick Gabrish ’84, Board President Pacific Natural Foods Brian Bergquist ’75, Kaiser Permanente Matthew Call ’94, PGP Valuation Where Falcons Soar Inaugural La Salle Prep Career Day Dozens of La Salle alumni, parents and supporters flocked to campus for the inaugural career day on February 29, 2012. Alumni Board Service Chair Kelsey Powell ’02, the visionary behind the event, planned an inspiring morning for students to learn from the career paths of dozens of speakers, including firefighter Jason VanderZanden ’99 (above). Traci Watkins Mennis ’79, Community Leader Keynote speaker Steve Feltz ’73 shared his story at the opening assembly, then students heard from alumni and parents about their career experiences. Speakers included engineers, attorneys, professors and financial advisors representing Nike, University of Portland, Integra Telecom, NW Natural, Perkins Coie, Nordstrom and Paulson Investments, among others. John Parker ’77, Regence RX A special thank you to the following guest speakers: Donna Sunseri Howard ’79, Kavi Corporation Joy Barta Hunt ’78, Sabin Elementary Mary Havlicek Pahl ’80, Iron Gate Realty Group Mike Pendergast ’91, Self-employed Kelsey Powell ’02, St. John the Apostle Laura Sweet Spirlin ’78, Fred Meyer Jason Zwick ’96, State Farm Insurance Al Burns ’73 Jesse Buttler ’97 Brent Bullock ’79 Tim Cavanagh Jessica Columbo ’03 Darrow Clayton ’93 Steve Feltz ’73 Renee Heath-Guarriello ’85 Scott Hamersly ’82 Lindsey Hammond-Charlet ’94 Bob Harris ’86 Mary Havlicek-Pahl ’80 Joe Kuffner ’00 Jason Miskovic ’93 Megan Myers ’02 Teresa Nicola ’01 Patrick Paradis John Parker ’77 Jack Powell ’73 Kelsey Powell ’02 Matt Powell ’79 Renato Powell Sharon Schlechter ’77 Chuck Sparks Chip Taylor Jason VanderZanden ’99 John Wight Jason Zwick ’96 Josh Zwick ’99 If you are interested in participating in next year’s career day, please contact Liz Raines ’02 at [email protected]. 7 La Salle Prep is pleased to announce the inaugural personalized brick paver progam in the new Falcon Plaza! Use the enclosed envelope to order your brick or order multiple bricks online at lsprep.org/brick. Orders received by June 18, 2012, will be in place when you return this fall to cheer on the Falcons in the new grandstands! Rendering by Quatrefoil Inc. Honor your favorite teacher or coach and mark a special occasion (sweet 16; state championships; winning alumni basketball or golf teams). Perfect for alumni, graduating seniors, incoming freshmen and current students. Add one emblem to the upper right corner of your paver for just $25. Choose from one of the following: Alumni Falcon 8 LS LS Alumni Crest Cross Falcons Win First State Championships in Football and Chess La Salle Prep won its first football title in school history with a 45-40 win over Siuslaw at Hillsboro Stadium on December 3, 2011 (above). The Falcons’ win capped a 14-0 perfect season! La Salle’s chess club (above right/right) swelled to include more than 60 participants and the varsity team increased to more than 30 players. The team tied for first place at the state championships. Winter 2012 Sports and Activities Update Falcons’ winter sports teams and clubs had excellent seasons. After the great fall season we were the top 4A school for boys and boys/girls combined based on our athletic performance. Throughout the winter sport season, all teams performed well at the conference and state level. Our boys’ ski team had one student qualify for the state championships in the Giant Slalom. Our boys’ freestyle ski team finished third in league and Nash Lisac ’14 won the conference championship as an individual. La Salle’s snowboard team (right) also had a great season. Five athletes represented La Salle at the snowboard state championships and the team finished in 4th place overall for the Banked Slalom. La Salle’s girls’ ski team finished in third place at the state championships (lower right). The girls’ basketball team had a great year. In the playoffs, Tillamook defeated the girls’ team in a contest that was decided in the last minutes of the game. The boys’ team defeated Tillamook in a home play-in game. In a sold-out game, Roosevelt defeated the boys’ team in a game filled with a great playoff atmosphere as both teams played well. Falcon cheerleaders received recognition for their team GPA of 3.3. Our boys’ and girls’ swimming teams each finished in 2nd place at the district championships. Those teams qualified swimmers for the state championships. Our racquetball team had a successful season highlighted by freshman Lexi York winning a state and national championship as an individual. The speech and debate team (right) ended its inaugural season with Christopher Dowhaniuk ’14 attending the National Qualifiers tournament sponsored by the National Forensics League to present his Original Oratory speech on the value of sports. Sean Caster ’13, Aaron Granato ’14, Christopher Dowhaniuk ’14, Moira Eaton ’15 and Christopher Harding ’15 attended the OSAA Speech and Debate Championships at Western Oregon University in April 2012. 9 In the Game at STEM Showcase La Salle Students Earn CCC Skills Honors La Salle Prep hosted its 2nd annual Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Academy Showcase focused on the dynamic field of video games on Thursday, February 2, 2012. The event featured three interactive hands-on sessions led by Anton Kimball Design Owner Anton Kimball; Supergenius Animation Director Bryan Provencher and Funnelbox Production Studios Junior Creative Director Jesse Salsberry. La Salle’s German program won first and second prizes at the Clackamas Community College (CCC) Regional Skills Competition. In German 2, Andrea Vu ’14 won first and Rebecca Smith ’14 earned second place. In German 3, Rachael Beyer ’13 won first place; in German 4, Allison Mathews ’12 won first place. Also, the Goethe-Institut of the United States and Canada awarded our German students a certificate of participation in the 2011/2012 Award of Excellence Competition. The well-attended event welcomed keynote speaker Tom Sperry, CEO of Exit Games, who illustrated the real world value of a STEM education and explored the future of global technologies on a panel with Provencher and Salsberry (pictured above with Charlie Summers ’13). To learn more about STEM, contact David Heineck at [email protected]. This summer, ten La Salle Prep students will participate in the GAPP (German-American Partnership Program) exchange with Heiligenhaus, Germany (photo from past trip above). Our German partner students will arrive in late September and will spend two weeks at La Salle. Ms. Bromley Returns to Campus La Salle Prep math teacher Loreva Bromley returned to the school campus, filled with grateful students and colleagues, on April 9, 2012, after a two-month leave for cancer treatment. She started with two geometry classes, then increased to four classes with plans to return to her full-time schedule in May. “I have been keenly aware of how everyone circled around me and helped me get through this. Thank you! This is more than just a place to work; it’s a community, it’s a family,” said Bromley. Student Writer Honored Congratulations to junior Kayla Roysdon for receiving an honorable mention from the high school essay contest by the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture at the University of Portland. Roysdon’s essay focused on the 2012 theme of The Geography of Hope. Next year’s essay contest will focus on the quote from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” Congratulations, Class of 2012! Valedictorians Charlie Ducey (left) and Max Ducey Salutatorians (l to r): Johannah Brady, Elise Christoferson and Noel DeLeone Noah Banks Helps Educators End Bullying Senior Noah Banks, Chairperson for the Happy Valley Youth Council and Volunteer with the Oregon Partnership Youth Crisis Line, presented to a group of educators at Barnes & Noble in Clackamas in January 2012 (right). He shared information on how educators can stop bullying in schools. “Noah is an asset to our store’s team in more ways than I had ever imagined. Because of Noah’s experiences and skills, combined with his willingness to share and ability to articulate well, the educators at our event could not ask enough questions of him. He was the perfect person to inspire, motivate and educate those who wish to further their efforts to stop bullying in our schools and communities,” explained Page Jordan, Barnes & Noble community relations training manager. Published Author Ashley Malin Senior Ashley Malin’s debut novel, Shattered Peace, is a young adult fantasy novel that took three years to write (right). She recently spoke to students at Christ the King School and encouraged them to write as a way to express themselves. “Writing is more of a lifestyle for me. It’s more about expressing myself than writing to be published,” explained Malin. You can order Shattered Peace on Amazon, Barnes & Noble online and at Powell’s bookstore. Aerial Artist Josie Oleson Kudos to senior Josie Oleson, who has been training with Pendulum Aerial Arts since 1999, has been in every youth performance and became the youngest artist ever to be taken as apprentice. La Salle Prep Senior Artists Recognized A charcoal drawing by senior Allison Mathews received a Gold Key for the Portland Metro Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Senior Mario Delegato received a Silver Key for a mixed media work (right). 11 alumni updates 1970s 1990s Jason Zwick ’96, owner of Jason Zwick State Farm Insurance Agency in NE Portland, recently celebrated his 5th anniversary with State Farm. He lives in Tigard with his wife, Kisa Holden, and their daughter, Avery (6). Jason and Kisa celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in April 2012. Classmates from 1979 celebrated their beloved friend Mary Jo Dobler with an honored alumni scholarship at the 5th annual Cocktails and Appetizers (above - front: Helen Yoswick Connolly, Donna Sunseri Howard, Dedie Cameron Keeney, Maureen Kiley Olds, Mary Ann Bitz Bugni; back: Cristine Dobler Lyons, Laurie Lisac Balcomb, Charlie Thorpe, Bob Dillard, Nancy Mitchell Winn, Traci Watkins Mennis, not pictured: Sue Robben Schweitzer). 1980s Ted Pfeifer ’88 joined the La Salle Prep staff as the Associate Director of Public Relations. He and his wife Missy Quiray Pfeifer ’88 have two children: Mason, who attends La Salle as a sophomore and Madison, a 7th grader at Christ the King. 1990s 12 Matthew Call ’94 married Wendy Wimer (above) January 7, 2012, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Portland. Wendy is a math teacher at La Salle while Matthew is a real estate appraiser in Portland. They met while coaching cross country at La Salle, and the school’s activities bus transported the wedding party from the ceremony to the reception. Garrett Call ’94, Andrew Call ’99, Laura Call ’05 and Patrick Tandingan ’94 were in the wedding party. The newlyweds currently live in SE Portland. Marc Lisak ’97 owns Oregon Trail Remodeling and Restoration. He has expanded the business to San Diego, CA, where he lives with wife, Laura, and their children, Brock, Abigail and Gracie (left). 2000s Patti Jo McCoy ’01 became engaged to Michael Gillespie (left) on New Year’s Day 2012 on the Santa Monica Pier just hours before attending the Ducks’ championship game. Patti graduated from Portland State University in 2006 and is currently working as a client services manager. The couple will reside in Portland after their April wedding. Elizabeth Gallagher ’02 married Dean McCarthy on July 23, 2011. The couple celebrated on the family farm surrounded by some of their favorite Lasallians (Above l to r: Eric Lindsay ’02, Andrew Oliver ’02, Matt Harris ’02, Ryan McDonald O’Lear ’02, Liz Gallagher McCarthy ’02, Liz Raines ’02, Zoe Anton, Margaux Lemma ’02, Scott Kennedy ’02). The couple lives in England. alumni updates 2000s In Memoriam Geoffrey Hills ’03 graduated with a BS in Finance from Seattle University in 2008. After graduation, he worked for Epic Systems, the nation’s largest electronic medical record company as a project manager. He is currently a first year MBA candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison’s Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking. This summer he will intern at Ernst & Young in its transfer pricing practice. In his free time, he volunteers with the Big Brother Big Sister program and enjoys a good Oregon Pinot Noir. Charleton “Chuck” Trumpower ’03 (below) married Adrienne Ashby on August 21, 2011, at St. George Orthodox Church in Portland. He is in his second year teaching at St. John of Keonstadt School in Yakima, WA. The couple, expecting their first child in June 2012, is moving to Boston in August 2012, where Chuck will attend Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary. Tyler Paradis ’05 and Sarah Wagner Paradis ’06 welcomed their first child, Penelope Ann, on September 12, 2011 (left). She weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 19 and 3/4 inches long with fuzzy strawberry blonde hair. Bryndon Coughlin ’09 is currently taking classes at Mt. Hood Community College and recently started working in Don Steiner’s State Farm Agency located in West Linn. He is looking forward to pursuing his property and casualty license. Please remember in your prayers the following members of the La Salle community who have passed away . . . La Salle Parents P. John Brunengo Joseph Gallinger Joseph Gwynn Maryhelen Kobelin Eleanor Kreipe Paul Meermeier Amelia “Millie” Mildenberger Lavelle Stoinoff Donna Zornado La Salle Faculty & Staff Hope E. Stalker Friends & Supporters of La Salle Eugene Bradshaw Riley Gallinger Mark Gende Please share your updates with Liz Raines ’02 at 503.353.1425 or [email protected]. Mystery Alumni Congratulations to Lynn Nakvasil ’86 (left) for identifying 1986 graduates Mary Ann Unfred, Sean Morgan, Chris Redhouse and Desiree Busselaar in the photo featured in the last La Salle Prep Review. Stay Connected . . . All alumni are invited to join La Salle Prep’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/lasallealumni. Please send your alumni updates and photographs to Director of Alumni Relations Liz Raines ’02 at [email protected]. If you are the first to correctly identify the alumni in the photo above, you will win a La Salle alumni item. Send your guess to [email protected]. 13 Congratulations to La Salle’s Harris family for being featured in an American Red Cross campaign honoring their generosity as blood donors. (Text and photo by Nate Warren.) 14 Save the Date! All Alumni Weekend October 5 & 6, 2012 Friday, October 5, 2012 5 p.m. Alumni tailgate party hosted by the La Salle Prep Alumni Association featuring a kid zone and middle school social. 7 p.m. La Salle Prep football game and highlighted classes halftime show presentation on football field (Classes of ’72, ’82, ’92, ’02). Saturday, October 6, 2012 4 p.m. Mass with Fr. Chun at La Salle Prep Highlighted Classes Calling classes of 1972, 1982, 1992 and 2002: You are invited to join the Alumni Association for a special presentation at halftime. For more information, please contact Liz Raines ’02 at [email protected]. 15 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT # 1491 SE Fuller Road Milwaukie, OR Change Service Requested Summer 2012 at La Salle Prep Online Registration Open: lsprep.org/summer La Salle Prep welcomes students to campus this summer for exciting courses and popular Falcon athletic camps for 1st -12th graders. Register online at lsprep.org/summer for camps including knitting, sewing, drama, speech, art, film, fly fishing, Red Cross, cupcake decorating, martial arts and a unique science course for girls with an overnight stay in the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s shark tunnel. Athletic camps include volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer, cheer, tennis, football and lacrosse. We are proud to once again host Saturday Academy classes on campus. Visit lsprep.org. Leave a Lasting Legacy: Buy a La Salle Brick! Pave the way to the beautiful new Falcon Plaza with the purchase of a personalized brick paver! Recognize graduating seniors, current students, alumni and your favorite teachers and coaches - past and present. Use the enclosed envelope on page 8 or visit lsprep.org/brick to order multiple bricks. Sustain the proud legacy of strong community support at La Salle by inscribing an inaugural brick in the new plaza. Bricks purchased by June 18, 2012, will be in place for the fall 2012 Falcon sports season!