Voices - Cardinal Gibbons High School

The Voice and Vision of Cardinal Gibbons High School for Alumni, Parents of alumni and Friends
Bryan A. McGann ’79
& R. Gene Davis ’86
Alumni Making a Difference
Inside this issue
Spotlighting Eight Alumni
Building the Vision
Introducing the Athletics Hall of Fame
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voices | from the principal
Building the Vision
“The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.” - Thomas à Kempis
It’s an exciting time to be on campus at Cardinal Gibbons High
School: The Building the Vision construction project is underway, and
teachers and students are busy planning our transition to the new
buildings in the fall of 2013. While it has been wonderful to share the
plans and renderings with current families whose students will attend
school in the new buildings, it has been just as gratifying to hear the
alumni reaction. A surprise visit from a group of recent graduates
reminded me that our alumni are still deeply invested in their
Cardinal Gibbons experience, and I was inspired to see their genuine
excitement about the expansion.
Over 100 years, our school has committed to continuous
improvement for our buildings and resources. From our beginnings
in the Pulaski-Cowper Mansion, to our moves to Western Blvd. and
Edwards Mill Rd., each location for our school has been marked by
Alumni Join Principal Curtis at Groundbreaking
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constant improvement and expansion projects. These building
efforts have always been planned with an eye to the future and with
confidence in our school’s continued success and growth.
Each improvement, however, has also been firmly planted in the work,
hopes and vision of the generation before. The deep foundations of
our new buildings are the accomplishments and dreams of students:
the academic achievements, and the commitment to faith, the fine
arts, athletics, and community. Every year we see an increase in
applications from children and grandchildren of alumni, and we
are reminded that this school is, and always will be, a home for
generations of Cardinal Gibbons families.
Jason D. Curtis, Principal
from the principal | voices
Overview of the expanded Cardinal Gibbons High School with new front entrance, and new academics as well as arts and athletics wings.
Alumni Enjoy Groundbreaking Festivities
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voices | from the advancement office
What an Exciting Year . . .
To Be Involved with Cardinal Gibbons
The 2011- 2012 school year brought the largest group of legacies to our campus. Pictured above: Kirsten Monroe, Alumni Coordinator, with
29 current students from the classes of 2012 – 2015 who are the children and grandchildren of alumni from the 1950s – 1990s .
In an effort to encourage more alumni to return
to Cardinal Gibbons, last year we held the
First Annual Reunion Weekend along with our
inaugural Alumni Games. Reunion Weekend
brought many class years celebrating milestones
onto campus together, allowing multiple classes
to intermingle and to be recognized at halftime
of the football game. We will continue this new
Reunion Weekend tradition October 5-7, 2012.
If your class graduation year ends in a 2 or a
7, this is your year! We hope to see you there.
Our inaugural Alumni Games Weekend was held
over the Thanksgiving break. The Alumni Men’s
Soccer game was played on Wednesday followed
by games on Friday - the Alumni Women’s
Soccer, the first Alumni 5K Turkey Trot and the
annual Alumni Men’s Lacrosse game. With over
150 alumni participating in 2011, we hope to
grow this event each year by adding more teams
and games. What a great opportunity for alumni
to reconnect with former classmates and show
off their alma mater to their families.
The 2011 - 2012 school year brought the largest
group of legacies to our campus. Twenty-nine
current students from the classes of 2012 –
2015 are the children and grandchildren of
alumni from the 1950s, 1970s, 1980s and
1990s. We can’t wait to see what this next
In December, Annette Jay, Jim and Peggy Taylor, Ben Johnson ’77, Dwight
Johnson ’71 and Frank Prevo ’57 were honored during halftime of the
Father Price Classic, a basketball game that was played in the Old Gym
on Crusader Drive. The Father Price Classic was played in memory of the
work that Father Price did to allow so many students the opportunity of
a Catholic Education in the Raleigh area. He was truly a man of faith,
service and leadership in church and community.
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generation of Crusader Alumni will do in our
community… and beyond! (see picture above)
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend on October
5-7, 2012. If you are interested in helping plan
parts of your reunion, please contact me at
(919) 834-1625 x 278 or [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you on campus in the
near future!
Kirsten Monroe
Alumni Coordinator/Annual Giving Assistant
2011 – 2012 Alumni Council Front row: Dan Spuller ’01-Vice President, Chris Sauls ’90- Secretary, Danielle Bogner ’01, Jenny Ferland
Chapman ’99, Christina Sartori ’10, Shaheen Bandukwala Syal ’95, Kirsten
Monroe-Alumni Coordinator, Gene Davis ’86- President. Back row: Tom Farris ’56, Charlie Cunningham ’61, Michael Crooke ’04, Adrian Dellinger ‘00,
Joey Hoying ’99, John Coffey ’63, not pictured: Elizabeth Yates Collini ’92,
Matt Zaytoun ’02, Adam Norris ’10
from the advancement office | voices
The Gibbons Experience . . .
Leading Today . . . Changing Tomorrow
As CGHS ALUMNI, we thank you for being integral parts of Gibbons today! Our school is enriched
through each student’s presence and each graduate’s sense of mission throughout their adult lives.
Your sense of responsibility for self, family, and community continues the Gibbons spirit every day.
As you continue with higher education, professional lives, and family joys, please remember
Cardinal Gibbons High School and reflect on the importance of the life lessons you shared with
faculty, staff, and friends during an important time of your life. Then, realize you will always be
important to Gibbons.
During the Annual Donor Appreciation Dinner,
Frank Prevo ’57 received the Alumni Legacy
Award which is presented to an alumnus
displaying dedication to CGHS by educating
future generations at our school, along with
demonstrating outstanding leadership and
volunteer service. Former parents and Board
of Trustees member, Terry Gill and his wife,
Barbara received the CGHS Heritage Award
which is given to a family displaying commitment to Cardinal Gibbons High School by educating future generations at our school, along
with demonstrating outstanding leadership
and volunteer service. (Pictured above with
Principal Jason Curtis)
Through this realization, many alumni have chosen to volunteer or accept leadership positions at the
school. We thank Bryan McGann ’79, Cardinal Gibbons Fund Alumni Coordinator, for understanding
the need for alumni to contribute to the school. Through his leadership, a new giving initiative for
alumni, the Crusader Class Challenge, was organized. It was designed to reconnect alumni with the
school and to provide needed financial support.
By connecting alumni with their classmates, they’re reminded not only of the ongoing financial
needs of a nonprofit, college-prep school, but, also of the many memories shared with friends and
classmates. Please review the class participation graph, donate, and text your friends to ensure
your class reaches 100% giving.
Through your gifts, you’re enabling this great school to continue to offer outstanding academics,
spiritual retreats, exceptional arts, athletics, and leadership programs on behalf of tomorrow’s
alumni. You’re offering today’s students an opportunity to prosper and grow in a loving environment,
designed to encourage independent, responsible leadership today which will result in capable
adults willing and prepared to change tomorrow.
Together for Gibbons,
Several students from the classes of 2012 and
2015 volunteered their time and talents at the
Annual Donor Appreciation Dinner in October.
Margie Clugston, Director of Institutional Advancement
Crusader Class Challenge:
The idea is simple… We are looking for class participation and asking each of
you for a small contribution equal to your year of graduation. For example, the
Class of 1978 would only be asked for a donation to the Cardinal Gibbons Fund
of $19.78, and each classmate who contributes will increase the Class of 1978’s
percentage participation total. Class participation results will be tracked on
the CGHS website. So, please join together with your class and help your alma
mater. A little bit from a great many people will make all THE DIFFERENCE. We
have had a good response so far with 42 classes participating! Look for a letter, email or facebook message from one of your classmates in the near future.
• The Classes of 1952 & 1956 are at 100% participation... the class of 1957 is
coming in close with 73%!
•The class of 1986 is leading the charge with 16 members of their class participating AND also funding the Paul McEnroe Endowment Fund!
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voices | ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
The Reverend
Kimberleigh Jordan ’83
Minister, wife, mother, artist-in-residence at Drew University’s Theological School, Madison, New Jersey
Former Associate Minister at Marble Collegiate Church, New York, New York
Dancer, NC Dance Theater, Metropolitan Opera
Education:
Ordination to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the United Church of Christ denomination at the
Riverside Church in New York City, May 1998
Ph.D., Performance Studies, New York University, New York, NY.; M. Divinity, Union Theological
Seminary, New York City; A.B., UNC-Chapel Hill
Family:
Reverend Jordan is married to the Reverend John H. Vaughn and has two sons.
God can communicate
with us through the work
that we do for others.
Why did you enter the ministry?
I entered the ministry because my relationship with God demanded it. But I had been trying to avoid
my perception of God nudging me in the direction of Christian ministry for a number of years. I even
considered that what I was going to seminary to do was to become a Christian educator. At the time
that I entered Union Theological Seminary, I was a professional dancer and an arts educator. During
my first seminary internship, I choreographed a liturgical dance and I finally saw how the artistic
gifts that God gave me could be used to serve God.
How did Gibbons assist you in reaching that goal?
Academically, Gibbons was a strong environment that helped me set a solid foundation for Carolina, and later for the Seminary. Directly impacting my future ministry was my participation in the
SEARCH retreats during my junior and senior years. The small groups were amazing as was experiencing other students as group leaders and speakers who gave talks about their faith.
What advice would you offer to others thinking about answering the call to ministry?
My initial advice to people is to deepen and expand their spiritual practice: pray more, read the Bible
more, find ways of experiencing and expanding their relationship with God on a daily, disciplined
basis. I also advise them to get out there and serve. God can communicate with us through the work
that we do for others.
What is your fondest memory of Gibbons?
I had some of my most memorable teachers at Gibbons. Toni Sutphin
was my English teacher for two years and our class advisor during
junior years. She inspired in me a great love of literature and the
importance of being a well-read woman. Pam Heyl connected with my
interest in politics and was a big reason that I majored in public policy
analysis at Carolina. I think of them when I teach, hoping to help some
of my students catch intellectual fire, as I did with them.
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT | voices
Robert Fisher ’05
a teacher, a coach - a man on a mission
Robert Fisher ’05 is a teacher, soccer coach and a man on a mission. As a member of the
Peace Corps, working at a high school in a small community in Swaziland, Fisher hopes to
enrich and encourage his students who live in one of the poorest countries in Southern Africa.
He has been doing so since he graduated from Guilford College in 2009 with a degree in sports
management and communications.
It has been no small challenge. Beyond poverty, AIDS exists in epidemic proportions in the
area. School and sports are not priorities.
That Fisher embraces the challenge is no surprise. As his mother, Melrose, will attest, Fisher
always exhibited a deep caring for others. While at Cardinal Gibbons, he performed myriad
service projects, helped with the Special Olympics and was an Eagle Scout.
He tries to build his students’
self-esteem and motivation,
through his teaching and
coaching.
Fisher, who was also a student-athlete at Gibbons, says that he “tries to build his students’
self-esteem and motivation,” through his teaching and coaching.
To that end, he has asked for and received shoes and sports equipment from a NC company for
his soccer team, which progressed to the national semi-finals this year – a feat not achieved
in over three decades. He has also drafted a grant request to the Peace Corps for a library.
While there is a need for all types of books, Fisher is also requesting such classroom basics as
paper and pencils.
Fisher understands his students’ plight more than most since he lives with a local family in a
cramped home with limited electricity and no running water. His diet is rustic and monotonous.
Of the experience, Fisher says he joined the Peace Corps because he saw it as a way to help
others and to apply his love of sports to that goal. To be sure, he is reaching his goal, one day
at a time.
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voices | ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Joanne Wilson ’65
A leader in medicine, a trailblazer for women and minorities
Her decades-long
passion as a clinician,
patient educator, and
national leader in her
field has been rooted
in her love of working
with people.
Dr. Joanne Wilson ’65, a member of the Cardinal Gibbons Board of Trustees since
2006, has been a leader in colon cancer care and prevention as well as a trailblazer
for women and minorities in medicine for more than 30 years. Currently, she is a
professor of medicine in Duke’s Division of Gastroenterology.
Throughout her career the renowned gastroenterologist, who graduated from Duke
Medical School in 1973, has focused on improving care in her field: from stressing the
importance of early detection to developing new technologies that make screening
easier.
“We have cutting-edge technology. We have incredible science,” Wilson says, adding
that patients must still benefit from a physical as well as emotional standpoint. “I
think that’s really crucial,” she notes.
Her decades-long passion as a clinician, patient educator, and national leader in her
field has been rooted in her love of working with people. To that end, Wilson educates
the local African-American community about the importance of colon cancer screenings by speaking to audiences at local churches.
Wilson also has the distinction of being the first or among the first in many profe
sional endeavors. In 2008, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
named Wilson one of its Outstanding AGA Women in Science, an award that typically
goes to researchers. A decade earlier she became the first woman elected as the association’s secretary. In 1995, she became the second woman in Duke’s Department
of Medicine to attain the rank of professor, and she was the second African-American
woman to graduate from the School of Medicine.
She has also been involved with a number of committees related to women and
minority issues on campus. She served on a committee on women’s affairs for the
Department of Medicine for more than 10 years and was chair and currently serves
on the department’s Committee on Minority Recruitment and Retention.
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT | voices
Ashley Waddle ’05
for this naval academy graduate the sky isn’t the limit
These days Ashley Waddle ’05 describes herself as Goose in the hit motion picture
“Top Gun.” Here’s why:
Waddle graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2009; President Barrack Obama was
the commencement speaker. After graduation she trained to become a naval flight officer, receiving her “Wings of Gold” in May 2010.
Now, she is training to be a weapons systems officer (WSO) and rides in the back seat
of a plane - just like the fictional Goose.
She is one of just eight
women in her Weapons
Systems Officer class
of 106 students.
“I absolutely love my job and have made some wonderful friends,” Waddle said. “But it is
not an easy one,” she conceded, adding: “The job requires having tough skin.”
It is also the kind of job few women have been selected to do. Indeed, Waddle is one of
just eight women in her WSO class of 106 students.
Her selection is not surprising since Waddle gathered her share of kudos during her
training. For one, she did so well in her training as a naval flight officer that she was
selected to fly the F-18 E/F Super Hornet out of NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA. She
also was chosen to introduce former Astronaut Neil Armstrong when he was inducted
into the honor hall at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
When asked how Gibbons assisted her in her career Waddle says: “Gibbons was a wonderful school to prep me for my experience at the Naval Academy and subsequently in
flight school. It has been really important to be a well-rounded person academically,
socially, and athletically - pursuits Gibbons has always encouraged. I think the school
is really more of a community and everyone there is so supportive of the students even
after they graduate. That is something really special.”
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voices | ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Father Scott Hastings ’99
Pastor, St. Leonard Parish, Madison, NE
Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Norfolk, NE
Spanish Instructor, Norfolk Catholic High School, Norfolk, NE
Education:
Ordination to the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Omaha, July 2008
M.A., Theology as well as Divinity, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis, MO, Summa Cum
Laude, Glenski Scholar; B. A., University of Dallas
Family:
Father Scott has four siblings, including a twin brother, Adam ’99, who is also a Gibbons
alumnus. (To catch up with Scott’s twin brother, Adam, go to Class Notes page 19.)
Why did you decide to enter the priesthood?
I was called by God and the Church to be a priest and I answered that call. I just knew it
was what I was supposed to do.
I was called by God and the
Church to be a priest and I
answered that call. I just
knew it was what I was
supposed to do.
How did Gibbons assist you in reaching that goal?
Cardinal Gibbons was helpful in preparing me for college. My college studies were, in
turn, helpful in preparation for the seminary. Also, I made lasting friendships at Gibbons.
These friendships are still very important to me today as a priest.
Did you have any role models at Gibbons?
When I was at Gibbons, Mr. Poisella was a big influence in the classroom. So much so
that I enrolled in college as a mathematics major. Also, Ms. Murphy was a wonderful
teacher for foreign languages. I took Latin and Greek at Gibbons and have since studied
others. I remember so many of her lessons, though. I still use Latin and Greek regularly
as a priest.
What advice would you offer to others thinking about entering the priesthood?
Talk to a priest! Msgr. Ingham was very instrumental for me. He let me ask the questions
that I needed to ask. Even though I decided to wait until after college to enter the
seminary, his guidance was still very helpful.
What is your fondest memory of Gibbons?
It was the only day I ever got called into Br. Gary’s office for
discipline. I had gotten into trouble for defending the Faith. I
and two others got up during class and walked out of one of
the trailers. We thought Br. Gary was going to kill us. Instead,
he was very lenient. I will never forget his mercy.
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT | voices
Sepideh S. Asefnia ’79
President – SEPI Engineering & Construction, Inc., Raleigh & Charlotte
Committee Member – Cardinal Gibbons High School Building the Vision Building Committee
Honoree – 2012 inductee into the Cardinal Gibbons Alumni Hall of Fame
Past Chair – Board of Directors, Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Education:
B.S., Civil Engineering as well as Agriculture, NC State
Family :
She is married with two children, one of whom, Bardia ’13, is a Gibbons student.
Why did you enter the field of engineering?
I believe engineering is an important way to improve communities and the quality of life for
people while providing a solid source of income.
What challenges did you face in such a male-dominated field?
Women are making great progress in the workforce, including in engineering. But there is
still a long way to go because women don’t have the same support network as men do to
help each other and open doors. Also, women don’t have as many role models so it is hard for
them to see themselves running a Fortune 500 company or assuming leadership roles.
I believe engineering is
an important way to
improve communities and
the quality of life for people
while providing a solid
source of income.
How did you overcome those challenges?
I stay focused on my goals of working hard, being the best I can be in my profession and
being genuine. I don’t spend much time on events and situations that I have no control over.
When I encounter people who focus on my gender rather than on my profession, I just move
on.
What motivated you to start your own business? When?
I started my business in May of 2001 because I wanted to have independence and wanted to
challenge myself.
How did Gibbons help you achieve your goals?
Gibbons provided me with the definition of a caring and supportive community.
I also had great teachers and a healthy environment in which to grow and
challenge myself. These are the values I strive to create in my business.
What advice would you give to young women contemplating a career in engineering?
Engineering offers amazing opportunities and an exceptional career that enables you to see
first-hand the impact you can make on the world
through your designs and creative ideas.
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voices | ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
They are a dynamic duo. Bryan McGann ’79, Alumni Fund Leader, and R. Gene Davis ’86, Alumni Council President, are two attorneys with one
goal: to encourage their 5,000 plus fellow alumni “to reconnect and recommit” to their alma mater. From launching new giving initiatives like
Bryan A. McGann ’79
Alumni Chair, Cardinal Gibbons Annual Fund
Senior Attorney, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P.,
Business Owner/Entrepreneur
Education:
J.D. with Honors UNC Chapel Hill; Ph.D. Walden University, Minneapolis, MN; M.B.A.
Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC; B.S. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Civic Involvement:
Alumni Chair, Cardinal Gibbons Annual Fund; Board of Directors, Shepherd’s Care Medical
Clinic; Past Chair, School Advisory Council, The Franciscan School; Member, Speaker’s
Roundtable, Wake Technical Community College, 2011 inductee into the Cardinal Gibbons
Alumni Hall of Fame
Family:
Joanna (wife), Owner of JDM Design Group, Inc.; Jordan, 13 (daughter) and Connor,
7 (son); both currently attend The Franciscan School, but this fall, Jordan will be a
member of the Cardinal Gibbons Class of 2016.
What are the main goals as Alumni Fund Leader?
My main goal is to increase the percentage of alumni giving to their school. The more
graduates we can reconnect with Gibbons, the more opportunity we have to help
recommit these graduates to investing their time, talent and treasure with Cardinal
Gibbons.
Why did you come up with the Crusader Class Challenge and what do you hope it will
achieve?
The Crusader Class Challenge is a vehicle to help us reconnect with graduates. By
challenging each class to make a small contribution to Gibbons, we hope to encourage
each alumnus to reconnect with classmates, friends, and staff.
The more graduates we can
reconnect with Gibbons, the
more opportunity we have
to help recommit these
graduates to investing their
time, talent and treasure
with Cardinal Gibbons.
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What has been the biggest challenge?
The biggest challenge has been finding unique ways to make our alumni aware of the
Cardinal Gibbons Annual Fund and how it helps to promote and advance academic and
athletic excellence at Gibbons. Once the alumni see the positive
impact the Fund has on our students and school, we hope they
will feel compelled to add the Fund to their list of annual giving.
How do you intend to get all of the classes involved with the
challenge?
We have so many alumni willing to get involved and help us reach
out to other alumni of our school, especially through the use of
social media. Also, encouraging our alumni to return to campus
for one of the many events will allow them to relive the spirit of
Gibbons, making easier the decision to support the Crusader Class
Challenge.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT | voices
the Crusader Class Challenge, see story on page 5, to offering an increasing number of volunteer opportunities, the pair is ensuring that the
intellectual and spiritual foundation that defines Cardinal Gibbons continues to thrive.
R. Gene Davis ’86
President of the Cardinal Gibbons Alumni Council
R. Gene Davis, Attorney and Counselor at Law
Education:
J.D. UNC Chapel Hill, NC; B.A. UNC Chapel Hill, NC; Certificate of Nonprofit Management
Duke University, Durham, NC
Civic Involvement:
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Board of Directors; Raleigh Arts Commission,
North Carolina Housing Coordination and Policy Council, Wake Habitat for Humanity,
Fund Development Committee, Co-chair of 11th Annual Holiday Home Tour & Party
Family:
Mary Kaitland Stuart Davis, wife
What are the Alumni Council’s main goals this year?
The primary goal of the Alumni Council is to involve more alumni in Cardinal Gibbons today and in the future. Cardinal Gibbons has been a force for good in the lives of so many
students who are now serving and leading in our community, state, nation, and world.
We want to reach out to them to learn all that they are doing to make a difference.
What are some of the Council’s future plans?
The Council has set quantifiable goals for increased alumni involvement, including
increased connectedness through Facebook, Twitter, and email. Another goal is to
increase the percentage of alumni making a financial contribution to Gibbons. Last year,
less than one percent of alumni made a financial contribution; this year our goal is at
least five percent. Thanks to many alumni, we are on the way to reaching this goal.
Why did you get involved in the Council?
The future of Cardinal Gibbons must be tied to and
built upon its long tradition of service instilled in each
student, generation after generation. When called upon
to serve, I felt it an honor and a privilege to be able to
give back to a school and community that made such a
difference in my life.
What is the biggest change you see in Gibbons since
you were a student there?
While Gibbons is obviously a lot larger, it is still very
much the same. It is a community filled with Christ’s love
and devoted to forming men and women of faith, service, and leadership. It was special when I was a student
25 years ago; it is just as special today.
Cardinal Gibbons has been a
force for good in the lives of
so many students who are
now serving and leading in our
community, state, nation, and
world. We want to reach out to
them to learn all that they are
doing to make a difference.
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voices | HOLIDAY EVENTS
Come Home for the Holidays - Alumni Games
Thanksgiving Weekend brought back several hundred alumni to play each other in the alumni men’s soccer game, alumnae women’s soccer
game, alumni men’s lacrosse game and run in the 1st Annual Alumni Turkey Trot - a 5K fun run around our campus. It was a beautiful weekend
and a wonderful time to reconnect with old friends.
Soccer players from the classes of 1982 – 2011 came back to play in the annual women’s alumnae soccer game
The Alumni Lacrosse game is an event that Gibbons lacrosse players look forward to every year
Alumni Basketball Game
December 17th brought former basketball
players back to play in the 3rd Annual Alumni
Basketball Game. Later in the evening, they
cheered on the current Crusaders as they
played Ravenscroft!
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HOLIDAY EVENTS | voices
Giving Back and Moving Forward
The four were friends during their high schools
days at Gibbons in the early 2000s and they
maintained that bond well after graduation.
Earlier this year the group - Anthony Pompliano,
John Charlesworth, Brent Nolan and Jim Zidar
- launched a business that benefits their alma
mater.
Their business, the Community Corkboard, LLC, is an online directory that
offers a way for members of the Gibbons family to advertise, network
and do business with one another and, in the process, help their school. A
majority of the membership fees are donated to Gibbons. (Visit www.cghsnc/
gibbonsbusinessdirectory for details.)
13 months in Iraq and is working full time on the business directory.
The Community Corkboard advantages, the alums say, include the ability to
personalize the directory by linking it back to the client’s website, to provide
networking tools to connect members to one another and to the community
itself, as well as to post job and internship opportunities.
The group plans to offer their directory to other Catholic schools as well as
churches and non-profit organizations. But, they stress, it all started with
Gibbons, which they describe as their model school.
“It’s a joy to work with these alumni who have combined their love for Cardinal
Gibbons with an entrepreneurial spirit for the benefit of our students and
families,” Principal Jason D. Curtis notes.
Nolan, an East Carolina University grad who works as a sales rep for
Lonesource, a Cary-based business, is also the JV boys’ basketball coach.
Charlesworth, who graduated from Elon University and is working full time on
the business directory, is the team’s assistant coach.
Meanwhile Zidar, a financial consultant who graduated from NC State,
has mentored younger players on the football team. The same is true for
Pompliano who graduated this winter from Bucknell University after serving
Anthony Pompliano ’05, John Charlesworth ’05, Brent Nolan ’04 and Jim
Zidar ’05 helped sponsor the day for the Alumni Games and have joined
Cardinal Gibbons in creating an online business directory.
Alumni and family members participated in the 1st Annual Alumni Turkey Trot, a 5K fun
run around our campus.
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Reunions: October 14 - 16, 2011
Reunion Weekend brought back the Classes of 1976, 1986 and 2001 for their class reunions.
Members of the Class of
1976 enjoyed their time
together tailgating before
the game during Reunion
Weekend.
The Class of 1986 worked hard prior to their reunion weekend
to fund the Paul McEnroe Endowment in memory of their former
classmate. They spent the entire Reunion Weekend together
reminiscing about their high school days. Rumor has it…
several of them tried to re-enact those days!
The Class of 1976 was
acknowledged on the
field during halftime of
the football game.
Alumni from the early 1990s got together in January, on the Western Boulevard Campus to look for the
time capsule they buried 20 years ago. Their efforts were unsuccessful even with the use of a metal
detector… but they had a great time looking and haven’t given up! Pictured below: Alumni from the
early 90s, Lauren Tuttle Figge ‘92, Craig Young ‘90, Liz Yates Collini ‘92, Ted Mooney ’92 and Mike
Rogosich ‘90
Gene Davis ’86 welcomes back Glen Doggett from Seattle
and Juan Bosco Molina from Spain. Both traveled a long
way to spend the weekend with former classmates.
Jennifer Pearson ’86 and Katie Kaus Whitley ’86
The Class of 2001 came together to raise money for a
scholarship fund in memory of their former classmate,
Rachel Klitzman. They spent the weekend reconnecting
and remembering good times!
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Pictured below: Michael Horgan ’01, Stephanie
Parks Horgan ’01 and David Dusto ’01
Pictured below: Emily Currin Hall ’01 and Danielle
Bogner Larson ’01
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2011-2012, The Year in Review:
The fall and winter seasons brought incredible success to our Athletics Department. The Wells
Fargo Cup and eight State Championships in one year … GO GIBBONS!!
The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
announced their plans to build a
cathedral in southwest Raleigh,
Bishop Michael Burbidge said in
September. The 2,000-seat Holy
Name of Jesus Cathedral will be
on the 39-acre former site of Cardinal Gibbons High School, west of
the Dorothea Dix Hospital campus
between Centennial Parkway and
Western Boulevard.
The Diocese owns the Cardinal
Gibbons land, which is part of a
400-acre tract that Father Thomas
F. Price, the “Tar Heel Apostle” and
first native North Carolinian to be
ordained a Catholic priest, purchased in 1897. Price established
an orphanage there two years later, and he established Holy Name
of Jesus Chapel there as well.
Burbidge said there is no time-line
for construction, but officials hope
to break ground by the middle of
2013. For more information visit:
http://www.dioceseofraleigh.org/
news/view.aspx?id=1233
September 10, 2011 at the UNC
football game, Athletic Director Dean Monroe accepted the
Wells Fargo Cup (formerly the
Wachovia Cup) for the 10th time
in 11 years. The Wells Fargo Cup
is awarded to the school with
the best overall interscholastic
sports program among North
Carolina High Schools.
(Dean Monroe pictured above with Davis Whitfield, Commissioner of NCHSAA.)
2011 State Champions – Women’s
Varsity Cross-Country
2011 State Champions – Women’s
Varsity Tennis
2011 State Champions & 4th place
UCA National Championships – Varsity
Cheerleading
2011 State Champions - Women’s
Varsity Volleyball
2011 State Champions – Men’s Varsity Soccer
2011 State Champions – Men’s & Women’s
Varsity Cross Country
2012 State Champions – Men’s Swimming & Diving
2012 State Champions – Men’s Indoor Track
ARTS
Our first home football game vs. Clayton
High School was a HUGE success with
a 40-26 VICTORY! Our future Crusaders
ran from end zone to end zone on the
newly installed
.
Alumni return to Gibbons to welcome
potential Crusaders. Pictured (back
row): Audrey Hagopian ’10, Joey
DeRusso ’09, Josh Teder ’11, Colin
Donahue ’11, (front row): Marina Pappas ’11 and Maggie Mitterling ‘11
For the first time in the seven - year history of the
Principals Leadership Conference, alumni were
among the participants, adding a new and exciting dimension to the annual event. The alumni
involved in PLC 2011 were: (pictured above)
Ashley Martin ’08 (far left) & Jen Cipriano ’04
(far right) with Gibbons faculty members. (not pictured: Gary Meyerl ’82 and Michelle Giannini ’05)
The 2012 Regional
Scholastic Art Award
results have been announced by Barton College and 34 of them (11
Gold Key and 23 Silver
Key winners) are from
Gibbons. http://www.
barton.edu/galleries/
scholastics.htm Gold
Key winners will be
displayed in the Barton College Art Gallery
beginning January 29.
Congratulations to all of
our students.
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Class Notes
1930s
1980s
Ann Hall Marshall ’38 has written
two books. Crooked Lines has
been a best seller on Amazon and
her second novel, Full Measure of
Love, was published in November
2011.
1960s
Matthew Koch ’11, Virginia Ann
Kopp ’67 and Alexandra Koch ’08
ran into each other at St. Peter’s
Basilica on a recent trip to Italy.
Virginia did not know Matt and
Alex prior to this trip. They were
talking and discovered their
Crusader connection. It is truly a
small world!
1970s
Mary Jean Hauser Girard ’79
received a BS in Nursing from
UNC and an MBA from The Ohio
State University. She is currently
the Director of Nursing at the OSU
Medical Center. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband,
Eric, and their twelve year old
son, Joseph.
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Dave Schweikert ‘86 is currently
on an expatriate assignment in
Shanghai, China - starting up an
engineering team working on
hybrid vehicles. He would love to
hear from any alumni who might
happen to travel thru Shanghai.
([email protected])
This past year, Lt. Col Craig
Drescher ’81 and his wife, Margie,
welcomed their fourth child,
Maureen.
Michelle LaMarche ’82 and
Jaimie Smith, who attended
Gibbons for many years, were
married on May 21, 2011, after
reconnecting at the Cardinal
Gibbons Centennial Celebration
in 2009. They are pictured above
with several members of the
classes of 1981 and 1982.
Maryann Tyrer ’84 is in her third
year teaching theology at Cardinal Gibbons. She really enjoys
being colleagues with veteran
faculty and staff who were at
Gibbons when she was a student
(Pam Heyl, Becky Dason, Catherine Sokash, and Annette Jay).
This year she is serving as Junior
Class Advisor.
Gene Davis ’86 delivered a
speech to the Cardinal Gibbons
Class of 2011 at their May 19,
2011, Senior Luncheon. He
welcomed them to the ranks of
alumni of Cardinal Gibbons High
School and to congratulate them
on reaching this significant milestone in their life journey.
Kristi Jay ’89 and her mother
Annette Jay (Registrar) became
an aunt and grandmother for the
first time when brother, Chad,
and his wife gave birth to twins
on December 13, 2011. Ryder
Edward Jay and Delaney Claire
Jay were the perfect Christmas
gifts! Congratulations Aunt Kristi
and Mrs. Jay!
above with wife Shana, daughters
Micah (7) and Miranda (5)… and
dog Scout.
Maj. Meredith Allyson Sarda ’93
and Lt. Col. Eric Christopher Larson were married on September
24, 2011. Meredith graduated the
Uniformed Health Services medical school at the Bethesda Naval
Hospital where she received her
M.D. in Pediatrics. She is currently
employed as a Staff Physician at
the Eglin Air Force Base Hospital
in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
1990s
Ron Wilson ’90 spent many
years of playing for the USBL, the
Harlem Globetrotters and professionally in Europe, Middle East
and Asia. In 2000, Ron began
coaching collegiate standouts as
a varsity assistant with Friends
Central School in Wynnwood,
Pa. He moved on to the college
level coaching at Holy Family and
Wilmington Universities and then
returned to the high school ranks
at Chichester High School.
Mike Rogosich ’90 is the Assistant Principal of Student Activities
at Cardinal Gibbons. Pictured
Piper Rose O’Connell, daughter of
Joe O’Connell ’95 (deceased),
cheering on the Tarheels just like
her daddy did!
Stephanie Gaston Poley ’96 and
Jeffrey Poley were married on December 3, 2011, at Sacred Heart
Cathedral. She is a graduate of
Furman University and Campbell
University School of Law. Stephanie practices law with the firm
of Cranfill, Sumner, and Hartzog,
LLP in Raleigh.
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Andrew Cranford ’97 graduated
from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BA in
English and a minor in Psychology. He later received his PHR Certification (Professional of Human
Resources) and is currently the
Head of Human Resources, North
America, for AllSaints, a leading
British fashion design house.
Miguel Gonzalez ’97 opened 32
Dental, a comprehensive family
dental office located off Capital
Blvd. in Raleigh, NC. He and his
wife, Jessica Hoying Gonzalez
’97 reside in Clayton and have 2
children, Susanna, 4, and Noah, 2.
(www.32-dental.com)
Kimberly Niemitalo Spach ’98
and her husband Adam welcomed
Audrey Catherine Spach on December 20, 2011. She weighed 7
pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 1/2
inches long.
Matt Milner ’09, Coleman Tyrance
’98 and Ned Smith ’09 (pictured
below) Coleman Tyrance ’98
founder of Cary Coaching Precision together with his brother
Chavar ’02, held their 3rd Annual
Football Food Drive at Gibbons to
benefit the North Carolina Food
Bank and to raise awareness
of hunger in NC. They collected
859 pounds of canned items in 6
hours – representing 723 meals
for those in need.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ZiVykj0Hqmc&feature=youtu
be_gdata_player
and lacrosse while working on his
doctorate in education administration from the University of
Virginia. Adam has been a school
administrator and now works as a
school principal.
Todd Masters Chapman III, “Trey”
was born on April 27, 2011, at
10:56 am, weighing 7lbs. 13oz.
The proud parents are Matt and
Jenny Ferland Chapman ’99.
Jenny is also a member of the
Cardinal Gibbons Alumni Council.
Nothing says success like having
your picture on the side of a bus
strolling up and down the PCH
(Pacific Coast Highway)! Chris
Doyle ’99 is a professional bike
rider for BMX and sponsored by
DC Shoes.
Adam Hastings ’99 graduated
from NC State and then continued
his education at UNC- Chapel
Hill, where he earned a Master’s
degree in Secondary English Education. He married, Nikki, in 2005
and moved to Charlottesville, VA.
Adam taught high school and middle school English, Spanish, Home
Economics and coached wrestling
redevelopment. Lucy lives in
historic Five Points and enjoys
running, gardening, and volunteering with Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation and the Joel Lane
House.
Joey Hoying ’99 and Marilauren
Kaluza ’01 are engaged to be married. A spring wedding is planned.
January 6, 2011, was the birth
date of Cade Lowe. He is the son
of Tim and Jess Greiner Lowe
‘99. Cade is in training to play for
the Crusaders basketball team in
2028.
Daryl Fothergill ’99 and Cara
Freed Fothergill ’99 welcomed
Jackson William Fothergill in April
2011.
Lucy Pittman ‘99 graduated with
degrees in Art History and French
from UNC-CH and a Masters in
Historic Preservation from the
U. of Vermont. She works for the
Restoration Branch of the NC State
Historic Preservation Office and
travels around our state evaluating historic properties for federal
and state tax incentives that spur
On March 29, 2011, the City of
Raleigh honored Senior Officer
Brad Winston ’99 as a Police Department Employee of the Year
for 2010.
2000s
Andrew MacNair ‘00 and Jessica
Mistric MacNair (granddaughter
to Helen Field George ’44) were
married October 2, 2010.
Calin Riley ’00, Jeremy Barefoot
’99 & Adam Barefoot ’03 are the
current wrestling coaches at
Sanderson High School in Raleigh.
In the 2011 season their Spartans
were undefeated Conference
Champions, Conference Tournament Champions, and District
Champions, with a record 99 wins.
They made it to the NC Elite 8 in
the dual wrestling playoffs and
had four men qualify for the state
tournament. Former Gibbons
wrestling coach, Chris Tomasic
and current Gibbons wrestling
coach, Stan Chambers, continue to
be instrumental in these guys’ lives,
personally and professionally.
Kevin Eddins ’00 and his wife
Jessica welcomed Jackson Lewis
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Eddins on December 11, 2011.
Weighing in at 7lb 2 oz. and
19 ½“ long. He is a beautiful,
healthy baby boy.
Amanda Richardson Johnson ‘00
will graduate from Slippery Rock
University with a MS in Parks and
Natural Resource Management. She
was married in September, 2007 to
Eric Johnson and they currently live
in Southport, NC. They welcomed a
baby girl, Cadence Jade on August
3, 2011. Amanda has been doing
a lot of work as an environmental
educator - with the Museum of
Life and Science in Durham, the
SC State Museum in Columbia, the
Fort Fisher Aquarium, and most
recently Carolina Ocean Studies in
Carolina Beach. She hopes to start a
non- profit nature center on the N.C.
coast. For now, she is busy being a
new mom, going to school, and her
current project - playing and teaching violin in her studio in downtown
Wilmington.
Mercedes Restucha-Klem ’00
is a Staff Attorney for Disability
Rights NC. Disability Rights NC is a
non-profit, legal services agency
that is federally-mandated to protect and advocate for the rights
of individuals with developmental
disabilities, mental illness and/or
other disabilities.
Emily Turgeon ’00 is in her 7th
year of teaching and coaching at
Gibbons. She loves teaching Social Studies at Gibbons and feels
blessed to be here every day. The
varsity women’s soccer team was
the 3A state runner-up last Spring
and the JV women’s basketball
team finished with a 13-1 record.
She completed her 3rd full marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon
in DC and still plays competitive
adult league soccer in Raleigh, in a
women’s league and a
co-ed league.
Cara Orr Amos ’01 will finish her
Masters in Nursing this year and
is practicing as an Adult Nurse
Practitioner in neurology. Cara
and her husband have 2 children,
Luke (4) and Sadie (2).
David Binanay ’01 is the founder
of Music Over Mind (MOM) which
is a non- profit organization
dedicated to helping those with
mental illness through the art of
music. They provide a supportive,
accepting environment in which
they believe that through the use
of music, their clients can use
their own creativity, grow and ultimately become healthier. Several
Gibbons alumni are on the Board
of Directors: Jon Binanay ’99,
Daryl Fothergill ’99, Ali Greiner
’01, Danielle Bogner Larson ’01,
Danny Merlin ’99, Matt Orr ’01,
Chris Shields ’00. http://www.
momoutreach.org/About-Us.aspx
Future Crusaders, Andrew and
Jacob Horgan, sons of Stefanie
Parks Horgan ‘01 and Michael
Horgan ‘01. Michael is a Senior
Technician - Network Control
with Verizon Business. Stefanie
received her Master’s degree in
Educational Administration from
the University of Scranton and is
currently a 5th grade teacher at
The Franciscan School in Raleigh.
Daniel Spuller ‘01 wed Kelly
Michelle Taylor on September 17th
at Childress Vineyards, Lexington,
NC. He is the major gifts development coordinator for the Wake Tech
Foundation in Raleigh. He serves on
the CGHS Alumni Council.
Caroline Stevens ’01 married
Brennan Wilson on February
11, 2012, at St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Church.
Luis M. Lluberas-Oliver ‘02 was
married to Meghan F. McClure on
October 9, 2010, at Sharon Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC.
The couple, both of whom are attorneys, resides in Charlotte, NC.
Billy Atwell ’04 was married on
October 2, 2010, to Katie Korman
Atwell. He has recently taken a
new position as the Director of
Communications for the Diocese
of Venice, Florida.
Caleb Corry ’03 has joined the
ranks of professional golfer
on the egolf professional tour.
Congratulations Corry! You can
follow his progress at http://
tarheel.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/
tarheel11/profile/ccorry9/bio.
htm?statl=tarheel11
Sean Cockrill ’04 is an Army
Ranger and a member of the 10th
Mountain Division out of Ft. Polk,
Louisiana. He returned from
Afghanistan on October 12, 2011,
after a one year tour of duty.
Chris Hendricks ‘03, center, is
flanked by guitarists Michael
Sullivan, left, and Matt Brechbiel,
right. In June 2010, Chris joined
several big-name performers
on the 2-month Life and Faith
Tour. With stops in Richmond,
Rockingham and Atlanta, the tour
featured contemporary Christian artists such as Amy Grant,
Shenandoah and Hawk Nelson
and raised money for local charities and nonprofit groups. http://
www.chrishendricksband.com
Sara Spuller Johnson ‘03 wed
Hampton Blake Johnson on
March 6, 2010, at Benson Baptist
Church in Benson, NC. They live
in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida,
where she is the Marketing Coordinator for Newsmax Magazine.
Danielle Fountain Richard ‘03
graduated from UNC-Wilmington
in 2007, with a BA in Chemistry.
In May 2011, she graduated
from The New England College of
Optometry, with a Doctorate of
Optometry Degree. Danielle married James Richard in June 2011
and is practicing Optometry in the
greater Boston area.
Mallory Pucci Houchin ’04 was
married over the summer. In
August she joined the N.C. State
Wolfpack Swim Team coaching
staff as an assistant coach.
Mallory spent the previous year
as an assistant coach at Queens
University in Charlotte, and from
2008-2010 at Clemson University
coaching mid-distance freestyle
and butterfly events.
Katelyn O’Rourke Lippert ’04 at
her wedding in September with
her mother and sister Alexandra
O’Rourke ’06.
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Jill Sylvester ’04 graduated from
Harvard in 2008, then worked
as an IBM business consultant
for two years. In March 2010, she
was commissioned as a 2d Lt in
the Air Force Medical Corps and is
currently attending Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA.
Cardinal Gibbons is proud to be
the alma mater of Trey Shannon
’05, the current TSA Guinness
World Record holder for driving
a kart solo for 24 hours. The attempt took place October 25-26
at the New Castle Motorsports
Park in central Indiana. Circulating around a 0.919-mile course,
Shannon drove to a new record of
847.318 miles to beat the previous
record by 46 miles. More importantly, Shannon was able to raise
money and awareness for Tourette
Syndrome Association (TSA).
& 11th graders. She also will
write grants for the community,
hold English clubs, work at various summer camps and learn &
experience Ukraine.
Daniel Pratl ’06 spent the summer studying in Italy under Chief
Justice John Roberts of the
United States Supreme Court.
He is currently in Law School at
Rutgers University and will graduate in 2013.
Luis Carrillo ’07 is currently attending UNC Chapel Hill pursuing
a career in athletic training. He
plans to apply for medical school
upon completion of his degree.
Tommy Cooley ’08 has been cast
in the movie The Hunger Games
scheduled to be released in 2012.
You can watch him on the film’s
trailer http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=p-5ANq4sAL0
Ian Garbarine ’08 will graduate
from The College of William and
Mary in May 2012 with a double
major in Biology and History.
Colum Dever ’07 graduated cum
laude from the University of Notre
Dame in 2011. He is a high school
teacher and assistant baseball
coach at Mount de Sales Academy
in Macon, Georgia. He teaches
Theology to sophomores and Philosophy of Literature to seniors.
Christina Kaplanis ’07 graduated from Duke University in May
2010 and is currently working in
Chicago.
Katherine Despotes ’07 graduated magna cum laude from
the University of Notre Dame in
2011. She is a first year medical
student at UNC Chapel Hill.
Jessica Williams ’05 married
Patrick Fowler of the US Navy on
December 18, 2010, in Waianae,
Hawaii.
Julie Midden ’06 (middenj@
gmail.com) has been working
with the Peace Corps in Ukraine
as a TEFL volunteer. She lives in
a village on the border of Russia
in north central Ukraine and
teaches English to 7th, 8th, 10th
Katherine Williford ’07 recently
graduated from the Savannah
College of Art and Design. She
was one of twenty-two students
chosen to present her looks in
the Elle Magazine fashion show at
New York’s Fashion Week. Upon
her return, she will be designing
clothes for Abercrombie & Fitch.
Mark Etheridge ‘07 and Mary
Alice (Strange) Etheridge ’07
were married on December 28,
2010. They started dating their
junior year at Gibbons!
Melissa Shafer ’08 is a senior at
Columbia University and starting
player on the Women’s Basketball
Team. She set a new program
record in three-pointers when she
hit her 163rd three-point shot in
her Columbia career...and she still
has two more games to go!
Jordan Baskett ’09 is a current
student at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and has just
been accepted into the Pharmacy
School for the fall of 2012.
Dr. Pat O’Brien was presented
with the Heartsaver Hero Award
for saving the life of Alex Beuris
’08 with the use of an AED. They
are pictured above with Greg
and Sharon Beuris, Alex Beuris
’08, Dr. Pat O’Brien and Rory
O’Brien ’08.
Packy Dever ‘11, is a freshman at
the University of Notre Dame.
Ginny Eckstein ’11 is playing volleyball at Belmont Abbey College.
Wade Gordon ’08 will be graduating from Carnegie Mellon in May
2012 with a dual degree in Mathematics and Computer Science.
He will be working for Microsoft
in Seattle upon graduation. Gibbons is still using the chain metal
Crusader costume that Wade
created!
Nicholas MacDonald ‘08 received
“Naval Flight Officer” at the Naval
Academy in December. He is off
to Pensacola for flight school after
graduation in May. We are thrilled
for him and couldn’t be more
proud!
Lauren Halk ’11 is playing Lacrosse at Belmont Abbey College.
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Welcome to PGA, Parents of Gibbons Alumni.
We welcome all parents of Cardinal Gibbons graduates
to continue to stay in touch with the friends and faculty
who made your student’s high school years so special.
We are a group of parents who wish to maintain our
connection with the Cardinal Gibbons community. We
hold a few events throughout the year to help us stay
connected.
We welcome all parents who have a graduate from Cardinal Gibbons from any year.
Please consider joining us and keeping in touch with this wonderful school.
If you have questions or would like to be on our email mailing list, please feel free to
contact us! Jen Murray (Heather Murray ’11) [email protected] & Joann Throndson
(Emily Throndson ‘06 and Kristy Throndson ’10) [email protected]
In Loving Memory
1953
James Devine
1954
Conway Murchison
1957
Gladys “Gae” Hill Boyette
1959
James Cannon
1968
George Solomon
1971
Joseph John Mark
1991
Ashley Westbrook Turton
2000
Matt Myron
“Lord, for your faithful people
life is changed not ended.”
FACEBOOK NIGHT: January 25, 2012
Several alumni joined the Alumni Council on Wednesday, January 25th for our Alumni Facebook Night.
They created facebook group pages and invited
classmates to join them. They had a great time and
reconnected with many classmates.
Gary Meyerl ’82, current teacher at Gibbons gives
blood at the Annual Cardinal Gibbons/Red Cross Blood
Drive. During Gary’s senior year, student, Katie Connors
Martin ’83 became critically ill. Sr. Mary Neill encouraged Gary and other members of the classes of 1982
and 1983 to give blood at Rex Hospital on Katie’s behalf.
Who would have guessed that 30 years later, Gibbons
students would annually fill the gym, giving blood to the
Red Cross.
The summer before Gary’s senior year, he began visiting the Pediatric Children’s Unit at Rex to entertain sick
children… “Gigs the Clown” was born and is still going
strong today. Gary has continued giving blood and entertaining sick children since 1982.
February 9th we welcomed 30 alumni back to Gibbons for the
5th Annual Alumni Career Day. Alums pictured above: front
row: Gene Davis ’86, Natalie Turgeon ’02, Danielle Beagley ’95,
Mercedes Restucha-Klem ’00, Christi-Ann Ferland Wiltberger
’02, Blaine Clark ’88, Alyssa McFadden ’05. Middle row: Matt
Zaytoun ’02, Ali Greiner ’01, Meghan Brown ‘98, Fred Moreno ’98,
Chris Sauls ’90, Peter Ruocchio ’92, Rosemary Casey Czejkowski
’82, Craig Drescher ’81, AJ Pompliano ’06, Bob Mersch ’82. Back
row: Joey Hoying ’99, Adrian Dellinger ’00, Coleman Tyrance ’98,
Roby Moreland ’09, Bryan McGann ’79, Brent Nolan ’05, John
Charlesworth ’06, Troy Butler ’82. Not pictured: Jim Zidar ’06, Joe
Ovies ’97, Olga Santo-Tomas Monroe ’76, Trish Mullins ’71, Amanda
Richardson Johnson ’00
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young alumni: contining the tradition
ADMINISTRATION
Josh Teder ‘11 and Christine Prosser ’11 were student
When Michael Ruff ’11 was a junior at Cardinal Gib-
leaders at Cardinal Gibbons. He was Senior Class Secretary;
bons he jumped at the opportunity to announce school
she was Senior Class Treasurer. Teder also attended the
sporting events for webcasts. Ruff continued announc-
Principal’s Leadership Conference and Prosser was a Peer
ing throughout his junior and senior years. As a senior,
Retreat Leader. So, it only seemed natural that the two
he took a digital media class with his mentor, Science
would become leaders at their respective colleges. Prosser
Instructor Diane Ripollone.
is Freshman Member At-Large on the Executive Student
Still, Ruff didn’t think he would continue announcing at
Government Association (SGA) at Meredith College. Teder
is a Freshman Senator in the Student Senate, as well as a
member of the Student Senate University Affairs Committee at N.C. State. Both credit their experience at Gibbons as
providing them with the confidence to seek leadership roles
at college.
college. That didn’t happen. At his college, UNC Charlotte, Ruff answered a call from the athletic department to do PA announcing at various NCAA games,
which led to an opportunity in the webcasting department. For now, he is announcing just volleyball games.
“It feels great to be back behind the mic,” Ruff said. “It
was my experience at Gibbons that gave me the ability
to continue doing something that I truly enjoy.”
Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge
Bishop of Raleigh
Dr. Michael J. Fedewa
Superintendent of Catholic Formation & Education,
Diocese of Raleigh
Jason D. Curtis,
Principal
THE OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Margie Clugston
Director of The Office of Institutional Advancement
Kirsten Monroe
Alumni Coordinator/Annual Giving Assistant
Rachelle Garbarine
Marketing & Publications Coordinator
Shermanne Porter, Joseph Hoying
Database Coordinators
Senior Gift
As our class gift, looking towards the
future, the Class of 2012 will be involved
in purchasing the new cross that will be
affixed atop the new entrance of the school,
scheduled to be completed in January 2013.
To help connect future students with the
school’s past, we are creating a replica of
the large cross using materials from the
Orphanage, the Cathedral Campus, Western
Boulevard Campus and our current campus
on Edwards Mill Road. The cross will be
displayed in the new lobby.
As a new tradition, our class would like the replica to be used during graduation every year, so each graduate will
have the chance to touch the cross as he or she walks across the stage to receive his or her diploma.
The class of 2012 is in the process of making a video, showing the creation of the replica every step of the way,
from the collection of the materials to its final display in the lobby. The video will be shown at the Freshmen,
Sophomore, and Junior Assemblies in April/May of 2012. The video will also be shown every year during
Freshman Welcome Day to acquaint the incoming freshmen with the history of the school.
Laurette Benton
Volunteer Coordinator
Reporting/Writing/Editing/Photography
Laurette Benton, Rachelle Garbarine, Annette Jay,
Liz Jochum, Greg Mintel, Kirsten Monroe,
Diane Ripollone, the CGHS yearbook and
newspaper photography staffs
VOICES is published by
The Office of Institutional Advancement
of Cardinal Gibbons High School,
1401 Edwards Mill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
CONTACT US:
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correction, to submit information for future issues
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Alumni Calendar
2012
March 3 – 11:
Cardinal Gibbons Online Auction
1401 Edwards Mill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
March 29:
Stewardship Mass & Community Awards
Lunch
Recognition of 2012 Alumni Hall of Fame
Recipients
April 20:
(Friday) CGFA Spring Gala
April 29:
Joey O Bocce Classic for Cystic Fibrosis
May 18:
Class of 2012 Senior Luncheon and
Alumni Speaker
June 30:
Completion of the Crusader
Class Challenge
August (TBD):
Update Your Information
If your son or daughter no longer lives at home, please send his/her updated contact information to Kirsten
Monroe, Alumni Coordinator, at [email protected]. Thank you.
Athletics Hall of Fame
2012 will bring us the first class of inductees to the Cardinal Gibbons Athletics Hall of
Fame! The Hall of Fame has been organized for the purpose of honoring alumni, coaches,
athletic administrators and friends of the program within the Cardinal Gibbons High
School History. Join us for dinner on Thursday, May 17th to honor the first members of
the Athletics Hall of Fame, and the Cardinal Gibbons Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
22nd Annual Jack Ratz, Jr.
Memorial Golf Tournament
Go to www.cghsnc.org/AthleticsHallofFame for more details or to make reservations.
September (TBD):
Congratulations to the following people as nominees for the Alumni Hall of Fame:
Family Football Night @ CGHS- Tailgating
Alexander Synowiez ’58 • Don Maus ’59 • Ann Carbone Marco ’68 • Barbara Ellstrom
Phillips ’76 • Sepi Asefnia ’79 • Doug Cottle ’79 • Leslie Bryant ’82 • Billy Warden ’83
Angela Hampton Hale ’86 • John Odenwelder ’86 • Coleman Tyrance ’98 • Jessica Greiner
Lowe ’99 • Calin Riley ’00 • Caitlin Hurley Spears ’00 • Danielle Bogner Larson ’01
September 24:
CGHS Family Association Golf Tournament
@ MacGregor Downs, Cary
October 5th - 7th :
SAVE THE DATE! Reunion Weekend – Events
for all classes! Homecoming Football Game
tailgating, Saturday Dinner and family picnic.
Classes ending in a “2” or a “7” this is your
reunion year! Contact Reunion Weekend
Co-Chair: [email protected] if you
are interested in helping with your class
reunion.
November 21 - 23:
Alumni Games and Turkey Trot
Men & Women’s Lacrosse, Men and
Women’s Soccer, Men & Women’s
Basketball,
Volleyball
Run
Gibbonsand
High5K
School
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Tech Talk, Gibbons Style
CGHS embraces the Web as well as the new social
media technologies of Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
as tools to better communicate with you and to bring
our faith to the digital world Cardinal Gibbons Alumni :
http://bit.ly/bAvON8
http://twitter.com/alumni_cghsnc
http://bit.ly/9Tf3n4
Web Pages
Check out our most recent new or revised pages that
will help keep you up-to-date on life at Gibbons:
• Alumni (www.cghsnc.org/alumni)
• News Center (www.cghsnc.org/news)
• Video Club (www.cghsnc.org/video)
Missed a CGHS basketball, football game or graduation? Don’t despair. Catch up by checking out the
club’s collection of broadcasts
Alumni Chapters
Gibbons has an Alumni Chapter in New
York City! For more information, please
contact Kirsten Monroe:
Alums in the Washington DC/Baltimore
area... We would love to come visit and
start another chapter. Let us know how
to contact you. If you know another
alum that is in the DC area, please let
us know where they are... or that we are
looking for them. We hope to see y’all
soon.
Would you like to start another alumni
chapter in your town? Contact Kirsten
Monroe for more details. Update your
contact information with KMonroe@
cghsnc.org