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TradiTionsVolume 28, Number 1

Winter 2002

Junípero Serra High School

ThehighlightofthePadresoccerseasonwasitsthree-dayPumaInvitationalinTampa,FloridajustbeforeChristmas. Althoughtheyplacedfourthintheirbracket,withtwowinsandtwolosses,theteamsawtheprestigioustournamentasastepupinSerrasoccer. “Theprogramgotsomuchbetterbecauseofthetournament,”saidheadcoachEnriqueAparicio,whowasimpressedwiththequalityoftheteamsthattheyplayedagainst. “Everygametheyplayedwasgood,physicalsoccer,”hesaid.“Notoneteamwasweak,andyoucanonlygetbetterbyplayinggoodteams.” Athome,duringleagueplay,thePadresfacedonlyoneoppo-nenttougherthanthemselves—Bellarmine,whichisranked#1

inthenation.AllofSerra’sgamesagainstBellarminewerechal-lenging,butextremelywell-played,accordingtocoachAparicio. “Weplayedwell,anddominatedthegame,wejustcouldnotputitinthenet,”saidAparicio. FinishingtheseasoninsecondplaceintheWCAL,theSerrateamwilllosetwooutstandingseniorsnextyear.BothKalechiIgwe(showninphoto)andTonyGonzaleshaveplayedonthevarsityteamsincetheywerefreshmen,and“havebeenstand-outplayersallalong,”saidtheircoach.

Florida Invitational Highlights Padre Skills

Junípero Serra High School451 West 20th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403-1385 (650) 345-8207 Fax: (650) 573-6638www.serrahs.comReturn Service requested

2 JUNIPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL/ Winter 2002

Reunion Announcement2002

If you are in the Class of ’52, ’62, ’67 ’72, ’77, ’82 or ’92....This is your class reunion year!

Mark your calendars for October 12, 2002, and if you want to lend a hand, contact the Alumni Office at

(650) 573-9935.

ReconnectingSean McGee ’91, Mark Mauro ’92, Ron Ortiz ’91 and Brad Leary ’91, below, met up with younger alumni, while Fr.Stephen Howell, bottom, caught up with Greg Richmond ’81.

The Old Guard Twelve members of the Class of 1951, bottom left, gathered for an impromptu photo shoot during the night’s festivi-ties. Left to Right: Brian Bennett, Michael Lombardi, Pat O’Leary, Ward Jennings, Jim Hayes, Les Vac-cari, Charles Ryan, Bob Ughe, Buck Schott, Bob Watkins, Tom Healy and Frank Mullaney.

Grammar School GangAt left, these Class of 1981 Padres date their friendship back to grammar school at St. Matthew’s. Clock-wise from top right: Scott DiS-anto, Tom Sullivan, Joe Kmak, Jim Desler,Chuck Flannigan and Scott Rollandi.

2001 SERRAREUNION

T hemorningofSeptember11,2001wasamomentofprofoundtragedyforthenationandwasawatershedmomentforourstudents,astheygrappledwith

themeaningoflifeinthecontextofsenselessterrorism.Afterthefirstperiodofclassesthatday,theJuniperoSerracommunitycelebratedMassinthegym,allowingustopraytogetherasafamily.Inthedays,weeksandmonthsthathavefollowed,wehavecontinuedtohelpourstudentsprocesstheshockofthosecowardlyattacks,andnow,asweapproachtherenewalseasonofEaster,wearebeginningtoexaminethewaysinwhichSeptember11thhasenrichedourlives.

Outoftheterrorofthatdaycamecountlessblessings.NewbabieshavebroughtjoytoyoungwidowswhosehusbandsperishedintheWorldTradeCenterandinthePentagon.Childrenhavebeguntounderstandthetruegloryoftheflagtowhichtheypledgeallegiance.Americanswhosedailyroutinesresembledafranticratracemorethanameaningfuljourneythroughlifehavebeguntoslowdown,andspendlesstimeatworkandmoretimewiththeirfamilies.Moreandmorepeoplearereturningtoalifeoffaithandaretrustinginahigherpowertohelpthemlovetheirneighborsinthefaceofviolenceandfear.Butperhapsmostimportantly,theyouthofthecountry,inwhosememorythecollapseoftheWorldTradeCenterwillrepresentanenormouslossofinnocence,haveshoulderedtherealitiesofanewfuture. AtJuníperoSerra,ourhopeisthatourstudents,helpedalongbytheirteachersandmentors,willmakethisuncertainfuturebrighter.InthesixmonthsthathavepassedsinceSeptember11th,BarryBondsandhisincrediblehome-runrecordhelpedagrievingAmericauniteoveritsglori-ousnationalpastime—baseball.Atthebeginningofthenewyear,afresh-facedsecond-yearquarterbacknamedTomBradyhelpedsealaSuperBowlvictoryandgaveAmericansatruerolemodelfortheiryoungsons.Andclosertohome,eightSerrastudentslearnedthetruemeaningof“lovethyneighbor”whentheyspentaweeksimplifyingtheirlivesandhelpingthoselessfortunatethanthemselvesonaNavajoreservationinPinon,Arizona. Enjoythisissueof“Traditions,”enjoyconnectingwithyourPadrespirit,andasweapproachEaster,givethanksforthegiftswe’vereceivedinthemidstoftragedy.

SaraCecchinEditor

Traditionsisaquarterlypublicationforalumniandfriends

ofJuniperoSerraHighSchoolPhone(650)345-8207

Fax(650)573-6638

President Father Stephen H. Howell

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PrincipalMichael Peterson

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AlumniAffairsandDevelopmentDirector

Russ Bertetta ‘[email protected]

PublicRelationsDirectorSara Cecchin

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Circulation Moya Goddard

[email protected] & Gail DeFoe

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On the Cover: Tom Brady ’95. Photo by Associated Press

photographer Tony Gutierrez.

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Letters Welcome!

JuniperoSerraisplanningtorecognizealumniwhogavethevaledictoryaddressattheirgradua-tion.AplaquelistingallofSerra’svsledictorianswillbeshowcasedinthemainlobby. However,wehavebeenunabletodiscoverthevaledictoriansfortheClassesof1947,1948,1949, 1950, 1951,1955and1957. If you canhelp us with this information, please contacttheDevelopmentOfficeat(650)573-9935. Wearealsolookingforcopiesofthegradu-ation program for the classes of 1948, 1949,1950,1953and1957.

ST. CAThERINE GRADS AreyouagraduateofSt.CatherineofSienaSchool?Weareintheprocesofcreatingadatabaseandneednames.Ifyouattendedtheschoolorhaveinformationregardingformerclassmates,pleasecontacttheschoolat1300BayswaterAvenue,Burlingame,[email protected],givingcurrentaddressdetailsandclassyear.


around the halls

creativity in Tight Quarters

WhenshefirstcametoSerra,fineartsteacherPeggyFarrellmovedintoastoragefacilitybehindthefootballfieldandsetuparudimentaryclassroomspaceforSerra’sfirstartprogram. Fouryearslater,spaceisgettingtighterandtighter. Withsixclassesandalmost150students,theartprogramisthriving,andmorethanreadyforbiggerdigs. “Ifitkeepsgrowing,Idon’tknowwhatwe’regoingtodo,”saidFarrell.“We’reprettymuchatmaximumcapacityrightnow.” Anewwingdevotedtoartsandmusicisattheheartofamajorcapitalimprovementprojectslatedtobreakgroundin2004or2005,butinthemeantime,Farrellhastogetcre-ativeinordertogiveherstudentsmoreelbowroom. “Wesitoutsidealotwhenit’snice,andweexperi-mentwithdifferenttableconfigurations,”shesaid. ImprovedstoragespaceiswhatFarrelllooksforwardtomostinthenewbuilding. “Itwouldbereallynicetohavecabinetsandshelvesthatarebuiltin,”shesaid. “Ijusthateseeingthekidssocramped.It’shardformetohelpthem,becauseIcan’tevensqueezearoundthecornersoftheroom.”

Despiteherspacelimitations,Farrellisdiscoveringmoretalentedartistseachday.Sheisconstantlyamazedatwhatthestudentsinherclassesaccomplish,andbelievesthatinthisarena,theytrulybenefitfromworkinginasingle-genderenvironment. “It’sagreatopportunitytoteachboyswhengirlsaren’taround,”shesaid. “Girlsaremoreopentotheirfeelings,theyworkfaster,they’remoreexcitedabouttheart.They’renotnecessarilybetterartists,ormorecreative—theyjustdon’tthink,‘I’mgonnalooklikeadork.’” Withoutthedistractionofgirls,FarrellsaysherSerrastudentsaremorecre-ativeandmoreexpressive. “They’realittlemorefree—it’snotsouncooltocreateart,”shesaid. Infact,astheprogramgrowsandshelearnsmoreaboutwhatthestudentsarewillingtotackle,theartprojectsarebecomingmorewide-rangingandunique. “IhavenoboundariesintermsofwhatItry,”shesaid.“Basically,thekidsareupforanything.” Sofarthisyear,theboyshavedrawntheirowncomicstrips,createdChinesewritings,designedmasks,andpastelworkandwatercolorisontheagendaforthesecondhalfoftheyear. Examplesofthestudents’artworkhavebeenondisplayinthemainentranceoftheschoolformostoftheacademicyear. “Theydobeautifulwork,”saidFarrell.

ART PROGRAM OUTGROWS ITS SPACE


“We’re pretty much at

maximum capac-ity right now.”

— Fine Arts Teacher

PeggyFarrell

Baby PadresPatrick Duggan ‘71 and his wife, Melissa, celebrated the arrival of their son, Michael henry Patrick on August 25, 2001.

Mike Galloway ‘81 and his wife Leslie welcomed new son Matthew Robert on October 8, 2001. Matthew shares his birthday with grandfather George Galloway, and joins siblings Ryan and Claire.

john Kohnke ‘83 and his wife Rose celebrated the birth of their baby boy, Carl Anthony, on August 18, 2001.

A second child, Christian Ernst, was born to Mark DeLuna ‘83 and his wife Jessica, on October 19, 2001, in Miami, Florida.

George Zorb ‘84 and his wife Kathryn celebrated the birth of their daughter Jessica Alice on October 1, 2001.

james Kohnke ‘84 and his wife Cathy welcomed their second child, Kristin Marie, on August 27, 2001. The Kohnkes live in San Ramon.

Shawn DeLuna ‘86 and his wife Michele welcomed their fifth child, Gianna Michele, on October 18, 2001. The family resides in San Mateo.

A son, Noah Stephen, was born to john Klobuchar ‘86 and his wife Cindy on January 22, 2002.

Brian Vidosh ‘86 and his wife Kirsten welcomed new son Sean Joseph in 2001. Sean joins his older sister Ashley.

Dean carboni ‘87 and his wife Krissie announced the birth of their son Trevor Dominic in 2001. Trevor joins older sister Samantha.

chris Fleischer ‘88 and his wife Michelle announced the arrival of their second son, William Connor, in October 2001. Will joins his older brother Charlie.

chris Waizenegger ‘89 and his wife Jeanne DeFoe Waizenegger welcomed their first son Nicholaus James on November 27, 2001. Nicholaus is the

nephew of james DeFoe ’87 and john DeFoe’91, and his proud grandmother, Gail DeFoe, has worked at Serra for 14 years.

josh Bertetta ‘94 and Melissa Anthony welomed their second son, Kaya, into the world on November 19, 2001. Josh is enrolled in a doctoral program in Mythology at Pacifica University in Carpenteria.

Keep us posted!

Your fellow Padres want to know

what you’ve been up to! If you

recently married, just celebrated the

birth of a baby, started a new job,

or retired, let us know! Feel free to

include a snapshot with your news!

Send news to:Junipero Serra high School

Development Office

451 W. 20th Avenue

San Mateo, CA. 94044

or, via e-mail, to

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IN MEMORIAMMrs. Susan G. De Lora passedaway on August 15, 2001 at 67yearsofage.Sheissurvivedbyherhusband Ronald De Lora and herchildren Karen De Lora, ThomasDe Lora and his wife, Kim, andDavidDeLoraandhiswifeWendy.SusanworkedintheJuniperoSerrabusinessofficefrom1980to1987,and was active in the communityaroundSanCarlos.

Mrs. Natalie Conley,themotherofThomas,afreshmanatSerra,diedonOctober1,2001.Sheissurvivedbyherhusband,Tom.

Mrs. Helen Virginia Pagendarm,an active Serra Mothers’ Clubmemberwhoservedaspresidentin1967-68,passedawayonOctober27,2001at80yearsofage.ShewasthewifeofRichardPagendarmandthelovingmotherofRichard ‘62,William ‘97andRobert ‘69.

Father Robert G. Stadler, whoservedontheJuniperoSerrafacultyfor15years,diedonDecember20,2001inOakvale,CA.afteralongillness. He was 79 years old andhadbeenapriestfor53years.AfterleavingSerrain1973,FatherStadlerwasthefoundingpastorofSt.Luke’sParishinFosterCity.

Mr. Vincent Raney, the architectwhodesignedJuniperoSerraHighSchool,diedonDecember31,2001.HewasthefatherofGerardRaney,Classof1958,andthegrandfatherofBrendanRaney,Classof2001.

Dylan Cappel ’96 passed awayonJanuary23,2002afterbattlingcancerforsixmonths.Athisbedsidewerehisfiance,PattiGiandonato,hisparentsBarbaraandLarry,andhissistersMarissaandJenaRose.

Mrs. Dorothy McCormickpassedawayonFebruary7,2002.ShewasthepresidentoftheJuniperoSerraMothers’Auxiliaryduringthe1950-51schoolyear.

Michael Duggan and Friends

Kaya Bertetta

NicholausWaizenegger


Alumni

West’s Church Lending DivisioninWalnutCreek.HeandhisfamilyliveinPleasanton.Jerry Schembriandhiswifehadababygirl,NoraElizabeth, on February 9, 2001.The Schembri family lives in SanMateo.Mr. andMrs.Mark WillswelcomedtheirsonCameronElliotonFebruary26,2001.

’90Robert Carlson marriedAnnetteNatividad onAugust 11, 2001in San Carlos. Classmates Tom MaffeiandKevin Bensonservedasgroomsmen. Steven McLaughlinrecently proposed to his fianceHeather Costino at HeidelburgCastle inGermany.Heather is thesister of Aaron Custino ’88 andDerrick Custino ’86. Steven iscurrentlyworking forhis family’sbusinessandcommandinganArmyReserve Boat Company at MareIsland.

’91James Masetti married SusanSmithonNovember3,2001attheChurchofSantaMaria inOrinda.Father Stephen Howell officiated,andJoseph Masetti ’87servedasbest man. Diane Masetti, motherof the groom, was a secretary atSerrafor12years.Kwasi Ray wasmarried on September 1, 2001 inCharlotte,NorthCarolina,toMelissaHendricks.TheyweremarriedattheJohnsonSmithUniversityChurch.Joel Gallardoiscurrentlyworkingas a program coordinator for theU.S. House of Representatives inWashingtonD.C.

’92Justin Moresco married BirteScholz on October 27, 2001in Sausalito. Classmate Miles Conradwasbestman,andDominic Cagnacci,alsoclassof1992,wasa groomsman. Chris Rende iscurrentlyservingtheU.S.ArmyinGermanyaspartoftheFirstInfantry

Division.

’93Dan Fannon married JenniferLewis on October 6, 2001 at OldSaintPatrick’sChurchinChicago,Illinois.Chris DeLunaisengagedto be married to ElenaWood inMay 2002. Both Chris and Elenagraduated from the University ofSouthernCaliforniain1999.

’95Anthony Bruno gradua tedfrom Cal Poly, San Luis Obispoin June of 2001 with a B.S. inMechanical Engineering, and iscurrently working full-time as aproject engineer with CritchfieldMechanical in Menlo Park. Tom EllerhorstrecentlybecameengagedtoKacieBonner,a1995graduateofMercy High School.After Tomgraduates from dental school inJune, they will set a weddingdate. Christian Hammack is anEngineeringTechnicianforthecityofSanMateo.

’96Joe Nolan saw his first articlepublishedintheOaklandTribuneonOctober6,2001.Thesubjectmatterwas close to home. He profiledSerra alumnus Barry Bonds’ firstmammoth home run, dating backto when he was a freshman, andhit theballoutofCentralPark inSanMateo.

’97Jonathan DeLuna graduatedwithhonorsfromtheUniversityofSanDiego in 2001 with a degree inOceanStudiesandEnvironmentalStudies. John Langridge wasrecentlynamedMostInspirationalPlayer at the Portland StateUniversity football banquet. Heledtheteaminsacksandreceivedhonorablementionforhisplayasdefensive end at theAll Big Sky

Conference. Johnwill graduate inJune with a degree in Sociology.Mansour Elhili wascommissionedinDecemberasaSecondLieutenantintheU.S.AirForce.Hebeganpilottraining in January at ColumbusAir Force Base in Missouri. Heis a graduate of San Jose State’sAviationOperationsprogram.

’98Patrick Carey rece ived anhonorable mention from theCalifornia Collegiate AthleticAssociationonNovember3,2001,inrecognitionofhisleadershipforCSUStanislaus’soccerteam.Careyisaseniordefenderandledtheteamwithfourgoals. Jason Karcherwasinducted into thehonorsocietyofPhiKappaPhiinMayof2001.HealsoservedasthepresidentoftheBetaPsichapterofPhiKappaTauatCSULongBeach.

’99NowinhissophomoreyearatSanJose State University, Nicholas Ferraro is the pledge master fortheCSUSJchapter ofSigmaChi.Jonathan BoitanoisajuniorattheUniversityofArizona,majoringinEnvironmentalEngineering.

’00Garrett Larsen wasnamedMostImproved Player of 2001 for theUniversity of Pacific’s DivisionI men’s volleyball team. He wasalso employed by the 49ers overthe summer. Michael Esola willcomplete his sophomore year atthe University of San Franciscothis year. Majoring in Natural


WhilemostoftheSerracom-munitywasgluedtothetelevisionwatchingquarterbackTomBradywintheSuperBowlinNewOrleansonFebruary4,over35SerrastudentswereputtingthefinishingtouchesontheiranswerstotheMillardFillmoreTriviaHunt. “Weheardtheveryendofthegameonaportableradio,”saidtheteams’co-captain,CarlRoque. Butwiththeexcitementandinten-sityofthe34thAnnualtriviacontest,Brady’sdrivedowntheSuperDomefieldalmostpaledincomparison. “Youwouldn’tthinktriviaissome-thingthatisthatintense,butitis,”saidRoque,ajuniorwhohasparticipatedinthefact-findingscavengerhuntforthreeyears. Thetriviacontest,whichrunsfromFridayafternoontoSundaynight,challengeslocalhighschoolstudentstotrackdownobscureandlittle-knownfactsabouthistory,popculture,musicandfamouspersonalities.Theteamsnotonlyhavetofindtheanswers—theyalsohavetoprovidesourcesanddocumentation.

“Thecontestisanexerciseinresearchskillandcreativ-ity,”saidAdmissionsDirectorRandyVogel,whoservesasmoderatorfortheteam. Therearenoboundar-ieswhenit

comestohowoff-the-walltheques-tions—generatedbycontestfounderDr.BobHunter—canbe.He’sonthelookoutallyearround,searchingforquestionsthatwillstumpthecompeti-tors. “Iusea3x5cardfileboxtostoremyquestions,”saidHunter,whograduatedfromSerrain1950.“I’mreadingtheChronicle,orI’mtravel-lingwithmywife,orI’mreadingabook,andI’llseesomethinginterest-ing.Isay,‘Holdit!There’saMillardquestion.’” ThecontestbeganinHunter’sownclassroomatCarlmontHighSchool,asawaytochallengehisstudents’knowledgeofhistory.Namedafteroneoftheleast-knownandmore“trivial”U.S.presidents,itslowlygrew,andin1979Serrastudentsbegantocompete. Inthe23yearsthePadreshavebeenpartofthetriviahunt,they’vewonthecontestfourtimes.Thisyear,theytookfourthplace. ThelosstoCarlmontwasabitterpilltoswallow,especiallyaftersolittlesleepduringthethreedaysofcompetition. “Sundaynightyou’rerunningonfumes,andonMonday,there’snoth-ingleft,”saidRoque. SeniorNickWong,alsoaco-cap-tain,said“youlosethreedaysoutofyourlife”byparticipatinginthecontest,butthat’sallpartofthefun. Hunterenjoysseeingtheenthusi-asmthathasprovidedthemomentumforhislittletriviacontestovertheyears. “Somuchofourlivesdealwithin-formationretrievalandproblem-solv-ing,”hesaid.“Thisisgoodpractice.”

Trivia!PADRES hUNT DOWN ODDBALL FACTS

The ScavengersLeft to right:

Co-Captain Nick Wong, Mr. Vogel,Co-Captain Carl

Roque, Logan Rock-more, Anson Thar-

ayanil, Alex Aycinena and Pierre Idiart.


ReverendMonsignorPeterG.Armstrong,theretiredpastorofSt.PiusParishinRedwoodCity,waspresented

withtheInViaAwardonNovember1,2001,asatributetotherolehehasplayedinSerra’shistory. Theannualawardisgiventoanon-alumniwhobywordanddeedhassupportedtheidealsofCatholiceducationandespeciallyofJuníperoSerraHighSchool. ThepresentationtookplaceintheSerragymnasiumduringthestudent

FatherLenCalegari‘52ofSt.Peter’sparishinPacificawastheproudrecipientoftheJuníperoSerraAwardonOctober3,2001. BishopJohnWestercelebratedmorningMassinFatherCalegari’shonorinsidetheSerragymnasium. TheprestigiousawardispresentedannuallytoanalumnusofJuníperoSerraHighSchoolwhoexemplifiesthroughhislifethegoalsandobjec-tivesofCatholiceducation. FatherCalegariwasordainedin1963andhaswornmanyhatsinhisyearsasapriest,includingareturntriptoJuníperoSerrafrom1967to1969asamathematicsteacherandbasket-ballcoach. ButitisaspastorofSt.Peter’sparishforthepast20yearsthatFather

body’sAllSaints’DayMass. Whenaskedaboutthisyear’srecipient,PresidentStephenHowellcommentedthat“MonsignorArm-strong’slifeofservicetotheChurchintheArchdioceseofSanFrancisco,hiscommitmenttoyouth,andhissupportforJuníperoSerraduringhistenureasPastorofSt.Piusmakehimaworthychoiceforthishonor.” MonsignorArmstronghasservedSt.Piussincetheearly70’sandretiredlastsummer.HenowresidesinthetownofOccidental,California,outsideofSantaRosa.

CalegarihasshownhimselftobeapillarofservicetonotonlyhisparishbutalsototheentirecommunityofPacifica. “FatherCalegaridemonstratestoourstudentsthatitispossibletoliveoutyourbeliefsonadailybasis,whichiswhattheJuniperoSerraawardisallabout,”saidRussBertetta,DirectorofAlumniAffairsandDevel-opmentatSerra. “Heisatremendousexampleofthemanycaringalumniinourcom-munityandallovertheworld,”headded.

In Via AwardMONSIGNOR ARMSTRONG

junipero Serra AwardFAThER LEN CALEGARI ’52

around the halls


The Proud Recipi-ent

Left to right: Alumni Relations and De-

velopment Director Russ Bertetta, Mon-

signor Armstrong, Principal Michael

Peterson and Father Joseph Bradley.

ReminiscingFather Calegari points out his class photo after the morning Mass in his honor.

Zlatunich and his wife Terycelebrated25yearsofmarriage.PhilandTery have two sons currentlyattendingSerra,Ian ’04andPaul ’05.PhilistheprojectmanagerforRamcon Plumbing in San Carlos,andlivesinBurlingame.

’74Jim Doherty has been a produceexporter for 22 years. He and hiswife Liz currently live in SanRafaelwiththeirdaughterLindseyandtripletsKathryn,MatthewandChristine.

’75Dave Torre is vice president ofAdministration and ControllerofAtheros Communications, astart-up company that provideswireless networking technologiestobusinesses.HecurrentlylivesinSanCarlos.

’78InAugust 2001, Chris Stephensstepped up the plate as the newdirector of planning forVenturaCounty. Stephens lives inVenturawith his wifeAdrienne, and theirthree children, Graham, EmilyandClark.OnJuly7,2001,Kevin Hogan celebrated a commitmentceremonytohispartneroftenyears.Keviniscurrentlyanadministratorat Northgate Care Center in SanRafael. Mark Carillo recentlymovedtoLasVegas,Nevada,wherehe works as the Beverage ShiftManager at the Paris LasVegasHotel. He and his wife Erin were

marriedonJanuary17,2002.

’80InOctoberof2001,Grant DuBoisreceived his residential real estateagent’slicense,andhewillteamupwithhiswifeCarrie,whopracticesreal estate with Coldwell BankerinSanCarlos.

Flying With Pride Serra High School received a spe-cial delivery just after Christmas — a flag that flew over the USS Vella Gulf during combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, juan Orozco, from the class of ’86, has never forgotten his Serra roots, and wanted to demonstrate his appreciation for the school with a military flourish. Along with the flag, he presented a formal certificate from the ship’s officers and crew, citing Serra’s “support to our great nation.” Orozco says Serra “reinforced the basic fundamental principles which have allowed me to succeed.” “I think of my time at Serra and treasure every moment,” he added. The USS Vella Gulf serves as a combat operation center, and is responsible for managing airspace encompassing a 220-mile radius. While aircraft carriers send around-the-clock sorties of aircraft to bomb targets in the last remaining strongholds of the Al Qaida terror-ist organization, the Vella Gulf makes sure that everything in the air is going according to plan.

’82Desmond Hurley teaches specialeducation inClarksPoint,Alaska,where he lives with his family,includingdaughterAlannahandsonDesmond.

’84Michael ShreveandhiswifeKailaMallette,Ph.D.relocatedtoBeruit,Lebanon to teachat theAmericanUniversity of Lebanon.They arelearningArabic and raising theirdaughterEvangeline.

’85John Heckenkemper marriedLisaBishoponAugust18,2001inLakeTahoe,CA.

’86Ken Woofter married MaryO’Keefe at Our Lady of Mount

Carmel Church on June 30, 2001inRedwoodCity.Kenisacomputerconsultantandhisnewwifeisahumanresourcesspecialist.ThecouplenowlivesinLivermore.Chris BronzinimarriedSabrinaFornesionFebruary9,2002inSanFrancisco.MembersoftheweddingpartyincludedBill McLaughlin ‘86, Rey Bronzini ‘89, Gian Bronzini ‘92, Nick Bronzini ‘97andSandro Fornesi ‘98.

’88After nine years of service withFairmontHotels, Michael Coughlinwas transferred to the San JosepropertyandpromotedtoAssistantController. Michael now lives inSouthSanFrancisco.

’89Jonathon GreenandhiswifeCarriemettheirbabygirlMeghanMallery


Alumni

NEWS & NOTES published by Michigan StateUniversityPressin2001.HenowlivesinMarquette,Michigan.

’63Jim Alich is an IT TechnicalAnalyst forAbbott Laboratories.Hecurrently livesinCrystalLake,Illinois with his three teenagedaughters, Becky, Missy andSarah.

’64After 30 years of service withtheDalyCityPoliceDepartment,Michael Scott was promotedto the rank of Captain. Julian Sabbatini recently retired fromthe U.S. Navy Civil EngineerCorps after completing over 29yearsof activeduty.Henow is aprincipalatJacobsFacilities,Inc.,andresidesinAnnapolis,Maryland.After 35 years with the FBI as aSpecialAgent, William Hughes, Jr. officially retired last year andis now a senior investigator withthe Passaic County, New Jerseyprosecutor’s office. He is also ontheBoardofDirectorsforChristianOvercomers,avolunteergroupthatassists disabled adults. Terrence Giomi recently retired from thegrocery industry after 33 years.Hecurrentlyliveswithhiswifeof35years,Nannette,inFortBragg,

California.

’65Larry Raffo became the newassistant superintendent of theHillsborough City School Districtin July of 2001. Larry’s son,Timgraduated in June from SeattleUniversitywithadegreeinbusinessmanagement, while his daughterKathleenbeganhersecondyearatthe University of San Diego thisyear.

’68James Hagarty accepted thepositionofAssistantUnitedStatesAttorneyfortheEasternDistrictofWashingtoninNovemberof2001.Prior to this new role, James wastheelectedProsecutingAttorneyforKlickitatCounty.HenowresidesinYakima,Washington.

’70InOctober2001, Walter Rees waspromoted to the rank ofAssistantChiefofPoliceat theSantaClaraPoliceDepartment.Walterhasbeenin law enforcement for 26 years.Robert Rola M.D. will becomepresident-elect of the MarylandPediatric Society in April. HecurrentlyservesasthevicepresidentandmedicaldirectoroftheSheppardPratt Health System, the largestproviderofmentalhealthservices

’50After 18 years with the CatholicDiocese ofArkansas, William Hartmann recently retired as theDirectorofFinance.Hepreviously served as the CFO for JacuzziInternational,whereheworkedfor24 years. Bill and his wife Clairereside in Little Rock,Arkansas,and have five children and 17grandchildren. In his retirement,Bill will continue his ministry asa deacon. In March 2001 Jim Graziani retiredafter42years asastockbroker.MakinghishomeattheSilveradoCountryClub,Jimispursuingseveralhobbies,includinggolf,duckhuntingandthestudyoftheCaliforniaIndians.

’56After39yearsofmarriage, William Killilea’s wifeDianepassedawayonJune28,2000.Williamhassevenchildrenandthirteengrandchildren,and currently works as the vicepresident of marketing for SaintJosephRegionalMedicalCenterinSouthBend,Indiana.

’58Burt FilmandhiswifeJulieretiredand moved to Clovis, Californiain December of 2000.After 36yearsofservice,Pat Koppretiredfrom California State University,Chico,wherehewas theDirectorof University Public Events. Hecontinues to do consulting in thearts.

’60Phil Ehrhorn celebrated themarriageofhissonMarkEhrhornto Hollie Hentrich onAugust 25,2001.

’61Russell Magnaghi is the recentauthor of Italians in Michigan,

Coaches’ ReunionFormer Serra

basketball coach-es Mic Kelly

(1960-1962) and George Hayes (1958-1960)

met up again at a reunion of the basketball teams they coached.


Dear Friends,

As you may be aware, Father Stephen howell is being transferred from Junipero Serra high School on June 30, 2002.

Please join us in a Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate his 27 years of service to Serra.

Saturday, May 18, 20023:00 p.m.

junipero Serra chapel

Reception to follow in the Cafe El PadrePlease RSVP by May 14, 2002

to the Development Office(650) 573-9935

The Lion KingSERRA SENIOR ShARES GOOD LUCK

SeniorIanWilliamshelpedringintheChineseNewYearinspectacularfashionthisyear,asthe‘head’ofalioninhismartialartsperformingtroupe. “IntheChineseculture,lionsaregoodluck,andsupposedlychaseoutbadspirits,”saidIan. Hisliondanceteamiscalledintoactionthroughouttheyear,mostlyforweddings,grandopeningsandparades,andthey’vetravelledasfarawayasUtahandHawaii. TheLionDanceitselfisperformedbytwo‘dancers’—oneattheheadandoneatthetailofthelion.Itisaccompaniedbydrums,gongsandcymbals,whichhelpsymbolicallychaseawayevil.Toenhancethe‘life’ofthelion,theeyelids,mouthandearsofthelion’sheadallmove. Holdingupthelionheadatthefrontoftheprocession,Iansaysitgetshotandsweaty,buthelovesplayingthecrowd,andenter-tainingpeople. Liondancinghasbeenapartofhislifesincehewasnineyearsold,whenhefirststartedlearningkungfu,andtaggedalongwithhisdanceteamtolearnhowtoplaytheinstruments. Whenhewas12,hestartedtakingturnsasthe‘head’ofthelion,andforthreeyearsnow,he’sbeendancinginfrontoflargerandlargeraudiences. Asasenior,jugglingthetwelvehoursperweekthathespendspursuinghismartialartspassion,Iansaidthathisscheduleissometimeshardtomanage,buthe’sdeter-minedtostayinvolvedinkungfuatcollegenextfall.Ifnoliondanceteamexistsathiscampus,heplanstostartuphisown. “Itkeepsmeinshape,andIgetself-defenseoutofit,”hesaid.


Scout’s Honor5 DELUNAS AChIEVE EAGLE RANK

RichardDeLunaII’01mayhavesetanationalrecordlastfall,whenheachievedtherankofEagleintheBoyScoutsofAmerica. Hejoinedhisfourolderbrothers—Mark’83,Shawn’86,Christopher’93andJonathan’97—inattainingtheScouts’highestrank.AllfiveoftheSerragraduatesstartedoutasBoyScoutsinlocalTroop42attheageof11andwentontobecomeEagleScoutsmostlyduetotheirparents’insistence. “Itwasafamilygoal,”saidtheirfather,RichardDeLuna.“Wetoldthem,‘Ifyouwanttodrive,andgetyourdrivers’license,youhavetogetyourEagle.’Thatwastheircarrot.” AlthoughMark,theeldestDeLuna,stalledaslongaspossible,recruitinggirlsfromNotreDametodrivehimtofunctions,hefinallyearnedhislastbadgejustunderthecut-offageof18.HisfathercontendsthattheEaglehonorhelpedalltheboyssucceedinlife,anddiversifiedtheirsocialcirclebeyondthetheirmostlyCatholicfriendsatSerra. “It’sprettydarneasy,livingonthePeninsula,”hesaid.“Kidshavetobekeptbusy,andscoutingworkedforourfamily.It’saprettyneatfraternityofpeople.” Havinginvested23yearsintheirlocaltroopasparents,theDeLunasarequicktodefendthescoutingtradition. “SomepeoplesayBoyScoutsarenerdy,”saidtheDeLunapatriarch.“Don’tevertellmysonsthat,becauseyou’llhavetocontendwithallfiveofthem.” TheDeLunasconsultednationalBoyScoutrecordbooks,andcouldn’ttrackdownanyotherfamilieswhohavehadfiveormorebrothersbecomeEagleScouts.

Come join the Junipero Serra community at Pac Bell Park onMonday, April 29. We will be sitting in sections 137 and 138 — right be-hind Serra’s own National League MVP and home run king Barry Bonds. The Giants have set aside 300 tickets for Serra. The cost is $13 per ticket and will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Send your check to the Development Office, payable to Junipero Serra high School. Don’t be left out of this great night!

Serra Night at the Giants!Serra Night at the Giants!


whenjuniorJonathanFonefirstcaughtaglimpseoftheNavajoreservationwherehewouldbespendingaweekinlateFebruary,helpingNativeAmericansperformessentialdailytaskslikefetchingwater,choppingwood,andbreakingupcoal,hewasstunned.“Itwaslikeathirdworldcountry,butitwashereintheUnitedStates,”hesaid,rememberingalandscapestrewnwith“shacks,cars,dogsandtrash–every-where.” FoneandthesevenotherSerrastudentswhoaccompaniedhistoryteacherMichael

eight serra students slow down and discover beauty andsorrow on a stark indian reservation in pinon, arizona

a navajo journey

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Television Debut BRYAN BIShOP ’96 TESTS hIS WIT

Alumni

Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame

FormerSuperBowlMVPLynnSwann’70wasenshrinedinaHallofFameforthesecondtimeinasmanyyearsonMarch14.Thistimehedidn’thavetotravelfarfromhishometownofSanMateo—hewashonoredasalegendaryathletebytheBayAreaHallofFame. DuringareceptionatTheWestinSt.FrancisHotelinSanFran-cisco,SwannwasjoinedbyA’spitcherDennisEckersley,swimcoachGeorgeHaines,andOlympicswimmerMaryMeagherasallfourwereinductedintothelocalorganization’s“Classof2002.” TheBayAreaSportsHallofFamehonorslocalsportslegendsandbenefitsyouthsportsprogramsbydonatingathleticequipmenttodeservingandneedykids.TheMarch14ceremonywasBASHOF’s23rdannualenshrinementbanquet.

LYNN SWANN ’70 hONORED LOCALLY

Local Sports Hero Lynn Swann ’70 and

Principal Michael Peterson during one of Swann’s visits to

Serra.


SerraalumBryanBishopgotintouchwithhisinnergeekandtriedtooutwitapanelofpop-cultureexpertsonthenewComedyCentralgameshow“BeattheGeeks”onMonday,February25. Hesurprisedevenhimselfbywinning,trumpingamoviegeek,amu-sicgeek,aTVgeek,andfinallyaguestgeekwhospecializedinJamesBondtrivia.Hecameawaywithaguitarandothersmallerprizes. “Iwasalittlenervousabouttheformat,becauseitwasanewshow,butIdidn’tfreezeupduringthegeek-off,”saidBishop.“Thatwasgood.” Bishopfirstlearnedabouttheshowthroughafriend,andbecausehe’sanardentComedyCentralfan,hewaseagertotryout.Hewasinter-viewedoverthephone,andthenthenetworkinvitedhimtoseeademotapeoftheconcept. “Itwasreallyweird,”hesaid.“Therewasn’tevenahostpickedatthatpoint.” Althoughhedoesn’tseemanyothergameshowappearancesinhisfuture,hedoesadmittoasecretdesiretobethe“guestgeek”atsomepoint.Whatwouldbehisfieldofexpertise?Little-knownfactsaboutSerrasports,ofcourse. Meanwhile,he’sconcentratingonhisblossomingcareerinenter-tainment.AftergraduatingfromUSCwithadegreeincreativewriting,Bishopisnowworkingpart-timeatKROQ,amodernrockradiostationinLosAngeles.Heanswersrequestlines,doesvoiceovers,givesawayprizes,andenjoysbeingexposedto“everykindofentertainment.”

thesecontrastswithmainstreamAmeri-canlife.InaletterMr.Accorsidraftedtotheeightboysbeforeembarkingonthetrip,hetoldthem, “Whenyouarefacedwiththesedif-ferences,studythem,gofurther.Ifyoustopandpushyourselffromthem,youaremissingtheopportunitytoseethingsanotherway.ThistripisnotanattempttoturnyouagainstAmericanlife,itisalsonotanattempttoalteryourreligiousbe-liefs,howeverwewillpushthemtotesttheirelasticity,flexibilityandstrength.” ButnothingpreparedthemfortherealitiesofNavajolifeonthestarkreser-vationinPinon,Arizona,beginningwiththeharshdesertclimate.LocatedneartheFourCorners,thereservationissubjecttoextremetemperaturesthatswingfrom110degreesduringthedayto10degreesatnight. “Therewerebrutalwinds,therewasevenasnowstormonenight,”saidseniorEdwardBoenig.“Itwassocold,andsoflat.” WhiletheSerrastudentswereshel-teredinasnugHogan—aneight-sideddwellingwithawood-burningstoveatitscenter—onthepropertyofalo-calCatholicparishioner,theyencoun-teredplentyofNavajowhowerenotasfortunate.Theteenagerswereroutinelyembarrassedandastonishedtoseegrownmenbeggingforfood,crippledbya70percentunemploymentrate.

“Inbigcities,youcanbesoshrewd,youcanshutthemoff,youcanthink,‘Getajob!’”saidMr.Ac-corsi.“ButyoulookatamanontheNavajoreservation…he’snotlying,hedoesn’thaveanything,noshelter,nowater.” Duringtheweektheyspentonthereservation,theSerrastudentsconcentratedonhelpingfamiliesandolderwomenwithtaskslikehaulingwaterandshovelingtrash.Theywereoftenoverwhelmedbythe

difficultyofobtainingthebareessentialsonthereservation. “Alloftheprojectswedid,itmademefeelsogood,”saidFone.“Ididn’tcomplain,becauseIsawhowmuchwewerehelpingthem.” Thetrash-litteredplainsthatdisgustedthematfirsttaughtthemotherlessonsabouttheNavajopeople.Theylearnedthattrashserviceonthereservationisaluxury,andwhiletheNavajoburnmostoftheirwaste,glassbottles,aluminumcansandpropanetankstakeonalifeoftheirown,multiplyinditchesandpiles,andsoonbecomeafixtureoftheland-scape. “Peoplearesoquicktosay,‘Thesepeopledon’ttakecareofthemselves,’”saidBoenig.“That’snotthecase.” WhiletheSerrastudentsstretchedtheirmindsandabsorbedtheNavajocul-ture,appreciatingthebeautyandsimplic-ityoflifeonthereservation,theyfoughtanuphillbattlewithmostoftheNavajopeople,who,morethanonehundredyearsafterbeingforcedofftheirland,stilldistrustandresent“Anglos.” “Theyhaveanoraltradition,”saidMr.Accorsi.“Historytothemisveryaliveandpersonal.Sometimespeoplethink,‘Whycan’ttheyjustmoveon?’Well,youcan’twhenit’syourgrandmotherwhowasdraggedoutandshotontheLongWalk.” FortheSerragroup,thisillfeelingmadeplanningtheimmersiontripdif-ficultfromthestart. “Ittookfourpainstakingmonthstosetup,”saidMr.Accorsi.“Wehadtodealwithpeoplewhohadalotofresistancetowardourwayoflife.” WhenhefinallysucceededingainingpermissiontohelptheparishofOurLadyoftheRosaryinPinon,Mr.Accorsiwantedtoensurethathisstudentsshowedasmuch

Navajo lifeTop right, children on

the reservation;Top, Serra students

learned the basics of sheep-herding;

Right, Our Lady of Fati-ma Church in Chinle.

Inset on previous page: The Serra group, from

left, Edward Boenig, Mr. Accorsi, Justin Fuselier,

Steven Nordberg, Matt Crockett, Jonathan Fone,

David Arrington, Rajiv Jhurami and Derrick

Homer.

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WATER POLO YOUNG PLAYERS MAKE WAVES

WRESTLING PADRES FINISh ThIRD IN LEAGUE

HeadwaterpolocoachKellieO’ConnorknewthatherPadreteamhadalotoftalentatthebegin-ningoftheseason—thechallengewasinhelpingheryoungplayersrealizetheirpotential. Althoughtheteamhadarockystart,bytheendoftheseason,“skillswerestartingtoclick,andthemoreinexperiencedplayersweresteppinguptotheplate,”saidO’Connor. “Theyhada lotmore talent than theywereshowingearlyon,”sheadded. Finishingwitha1-4leaguerecord,theteamhadamoreimpressiveshowingintournamentsandothermatchesintheBayArea.With13winsand 15 losses overall, one of the team’s mostmemorablemomentscameinawinagainstPaloAltoatitsowntournament. Within the league, the 8-5 win over SacredHeartattheirpoolwasalsoasweetvictoryinaseasonthatwascharacterizedbytoomanygamesthatwerelostbyonlyoneortwogoals. “Thiswasaveryyoungteam,andI’mlook-ingforwardtothenextcoupleofseasons,”saidO’Connor. Two seniors will be especially missed nextyear.DonAppletonwasthetopscorerandwonthe Serra BlanketAward. He was voted MostInspirationalPlayeraswell,andwonfirstteamall-leaguehonors. Thesecondhighestscorer,BrianPoggetti,wontheCoaches’Award,and,alongwithAppleton,

helpedtheteamgel. “Theyweregreatleadersbothinandoutofthepool,”saidO’Connor. Meanwhile,onthepooldeck,O’Connorwasmakingsomewavesherself.SheisonlythesecondfemaletoeveractasaheadcoachatSerra,andistheonlyfemalecoachofaboys’waterpoloteaminthesurroundingarea. Atthefirstschedulingmeetingoftheseason,other local coaches were confused, and toldO’Connorthatshewasinthewrongmeeting. “Idon’tthinktheymeanttobeinsulting,”shesaid.“Butit’sanewthing,andpeoplearegettingusedtoit.”

Although Serra wrestlers finished third intheleaguethisyear,behindBellarmineandSt.Francis,theirindividualvictoriesonthematwereimpressive. “Wejudgeourseasonnotreallyonwinsandlosses,butonwhetherwequalifykidstoCCS,”saidheadcoachJeffSereni.“Threequalifiedlastyear,andthisyearfourdid,sothat’sanimprove-ment.” SeniorArmandSarvarianandjuniorRohaumRahibothemergedasleaguechampionsandsec-tionmedalists,whilesophomoreMikeMessingandDominicBusalacchibothqualifiedforCCS

aswell. CoachSereni,whograduated fromSerra in1989, and has coached the Padre team for sixyears,isexcitedabouttheenthusiasmthatheseesemergingfromtheyoungerwrestlers. “We’restartingtogetthekidsreallydedicatedatthefreshmenandsophomorelevel,”hesaid.“That’sarealturnaround.” Sereni wanted to reward this commitment,andlastyearcreatedaspecial lettermenjacketforwrestlerswholetteredthreeyearsinarow. “Aftertheysawthemlastyear,theythought,‘Wow!’”saidSereni.“Itgivesthemarealsenseofpride.Lastyear,in85degreeweather,they

Pool moves One of the younger players on the team this year, sopho-more Zac Sandy shows off his skills.


Padre Bench

cROSS cOUNTRY CAMARADERIE CARRIES TEAM

ForthePadrecrosscountryteamthisyear,thecliche“totalteameffort”wasnotjustapopularphrase—itwasarealitythatledtoasuccessfulseason. Forthefirsttimein25years,theSerrateamwonaWCALchampionshipcrosscountrymeet,andplacedsecondoverallintheleague. Inaddition,at theCCSChampionshipmeet,thevarsityteamclaimedfirstplaceinDivisionIandqualifiedtothestatemeetforthefirsttimeinfouryears. Leading theway thisseasonwas juniorRonExley,whoreceivedtheSerraBlanketAwardandwasalsonamedmostoutstandingjuniorrunner. “Despite having a quiet,modest disposition,he isafiercecompetitor,”saidheadcoachWillMcCarthy. RunnersAlexAycinenaandChrisFurnarialsocontributedtothesuccessofthevarsityteam. McCarthyemphasizedthattherunners’successwasduetotheirteameffort. “Often running in a pack, their camaraderie

carriedthemtovictory,”hesaid. ThisteamspiritwasmostevidentattheEarlyBirdInvitational,heldatNorthMontereyHighSchoolonSeptember8,2001.Theteamwontheoverallaward,whichisextremelyunusualforasingle-sexschoolthatisunabletobenefitfromscoresinthewomen’sraces. Insomerespects,theinvitationalhelpedjump-startachampionshipteam. “Aswellaswedidthere,themeetprovidedmuchneededconfidencegoingintoourseason,”saidMcCarthy. Several runners had an outstanding season,includingfreshmanCarlosRamirez,sophomoreDominicVogl,andseniorsScottDrexelandNickCirigliano. SophomoreMikeDelaurentiwasalsosingledoutasthemostimprovedrunner. “Nextyearwillcertainlybeadifferentstorywitheightofourtoptenrunnersreturning,”saidMcCarthy.“We’lljusthavetowaitandseehowmuchourteamprogresses.”

Teamwork Coach Will McCarthy and the Serra harriers celebrate after theCCS championship meet.

“Oftenrunning in a

pack, their camaraderie

carried them to victory.”

— Coach Mc-Carthy


respectforthenativecultureaspossible. “Wedidn’tbringbaseballcaps,Walkmans,CDplayers…anythingthatwas‘American,’”hesaid.“NineAnglosinthemiddleofthatreservationstickoutalready.Whenwewentanywhere,thepeoplealreadyknew,‘Oh,you’retheguysfromSanFrancisco.’Wordspreadfasterthanourvan.” Mr.Accorsiplanstoreturntothereservationsoon,bearingclothing,food,andbasichouseholdsupplies.Heandhiswife,KathyAccorsi,whoteachesmathatSerra,plantogivetheiroldVWJettaandfourusedcomputerstoMaryLucyJoe,anelderlyladywhoprovidedmealstothegroupinPinon. “ThereisnoRedCrossinNavajocountry,”Mr.Accorsisaid.“Thereisnoorganizedaidforthesepeople.” ManyoftheSerraboyswillaccom-panyhimagainaswell. “Itwasthebestexperienceofmylife,”saidFone.“Itwassoeye-opening,anditmademewanttosimplifymylife.Youseewhattheessentialsare,andalloftheextrastuffthatyoudon’tneed.” WitnessinghowdeeplyhisstudentsweremovedbytheNavajowasperhapsthemostrewardingelementofthetripforMr.Accorsi. “Theexperiencewasmagicalbecauseofthesekids,”saidMr.Accorsi.“I’mproudofthemandwhattheydecidedtodo.”

Senior Edward Boenig volun-teered to share his experiences on the Navajo reservation with Traditions. What follows are ex-cerpts from the journal he kept during the trip.

Sunday,February 17

WearrivedatChinleatabout1:20p.m.,wherewestoppedinaplazatocallFatherBlaineGrein.Wecouldn’tfindaphone,soweaskedwheretheChurchwasinastore.AftergettingdirectionswedrovetotheLadyofFatimaChurch,wherewemetFr.Grein,aCatholicpriestintheparishofChinle.HehasbeenpastorontheNavajo

reservationfor24years.Apparently,hepurchasesallthegoodsthattheNavajopeoplecan’tgetlocally,and,evenmore,hedoesn’tchargethemforit. At1:45p.m.,weleftforPinon.TheroadwasroughandFr.Greinhit80mphacoupleoftimes;hedrivesprettyfast,accordingtohisreputation.TogettothechurchinPinon,wedrovewestonHigh-way4untilarrivingataverypopulatedarea.Wepassedthroughabrokengreengate,andthechurch,St.MaryoftheRo-sary,wasontheleft.HerewemetMaryLucy,asmall,olderNavajowoman.Shewasverykindandpleasedtomeetus. At4:30p.m.,wegottothehogan.Itisgorgeous!!Wethoughtbeforethetripthatwewouldbecrowdedinacold,darkroomwithnofire,nowater,andnoelectricity.Wethoughtitwouldbe10degreesatnightinthehogan,butinsteadthoseanticipationsandfearsweregladlyreplaced.Thelargehoganwasabout30feetindiameter,andincludedawoodenfurnaceinthemiddleoftheroom,andtwoverybrightelectriclights.Waterisveryplentifulatthechurch,andweevenhaveaseparatekitchenbuilding.

Scenes from PinonBelow: Piles of hair spray bottles were a tangible reminder of the prevalence of alcohol abuse among the Navajo.Bottom: The Serra group uses “Padre Power” to knock down an unused Hogan.

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Monday,February 18

Wewokeupat7:30a.m.andhadbreakfast.Iworethermals,jeans,Gore-Texpants,woolsweaterandbothlayersofmyGore-Texjacket.ThenwewenttoasitethatMikehadscoutedout,tocutwoodforthefamily.Ihadnevercutwoodlikethisbefore.MyBoyScouttrainingfromfouryearsagowasnothelpful,exceptwithsafety.Ihadtroubleatfirst,butquicklypassedthecautiousstageandstartedwhackingthoselogssowell.IlearnedthatthetrickistohitthewoodandfollowthroughasifIamhittingthegroundandnotthewood.Thisway,theforceoftheswingcarriesallthewaythroughthewood. Whilewewerecutting,aguywholivedinthehousecameoverandstartedtalkingwithus.Hewassuchanawesomeguy.Hetalkednotlikeastranger,butlikeafriend.Hetoldusthathehadneverseentheoceanbeforeandhadalwayswantedtogothere.Hethentoldusthathewasasilversmithandofferedustheopportunitytolookathiswork.Soaftercuttingsomemorewood,wewalkedovertohishoganandheletusin.Thehoganwasliterallyaworkshopwithawoodfurnaceinthemiddle,aworktable,andsomemachinery.Heshowedushowhemadeallsortsofjewelry,fromringstobraceletstonecklaces.Heheldpiecesofsilver,goldandturquoisebeforeus.Someoftheturquoisewaspolished,smoothandglossy,whileotherpeiceswerefreshlyminedandcoarse.Iwouldneverhavebeenabletotellthattheywereturquoiseiftheyweren’tpolished.HeevenpolishedMike’sweddingring,seeingthatitwasdirty. ThefarthesthehaseverbeenwasLasVegas.Hetalkedaboutithumblyandalmostshyly.Icanonlypraythathemaysomedayseethesea. Westoppedworkingaround4:30p.m.,andfortherestofthenightwesataroundthehogan.Itstartedsnowinganhourlater,withsomefiercewinds.Vis-ibilitydroppedto300feetorless,evento100feet,andabout2to3inchesofsnowfell.Itwasabsolutelybeautifultoseethedesertlandscapesuddenlyamysticalwhite,abillionmicroscopicdiamonds

thrownlikeablanketovertheland.

Tuesday, February 19 Afteraquickbreakfastofoatmealandapplebars,weheadedovertoMaryLucy’shousetogotoworkonthesheep.Thefirstthingthatwehadtodotodaywasseparatetheramsfromtherestofthesheep.Thewholecorralwasdividedintotwopens,bothofwhichwerecoveredinagreenishturfofsheepdung.Ourfirsttaskwas,well,funny,ifyoucouldwatch.Weweresupposedtograbthembythehornsortheleg,buttheramswerehugeandassoonasweapproached,theywouldboltwithaforcethatseemedalittleoverwhelmingifwegotintheway.Sowecautiouslychasedtheramsintotheothercorral. IthendrovewithPhyllis,oneoftheothermatriarchsinthearea,tothewaterstation;wepickedupthewatertankontheway.Itworkedlikeagasstation.Whenwereturned,webroughtahuge12footmetaltroughovertothecorral,andIemptiedthewaterfrombucketsintothetrough.Assoonasthewaterwasplacedinthepens,theramsshovedtheirheadsinthereandIcouldfeeltheroughtextureoftheirhorns,objectsthatIpreviouslyfeared. Afterlunchatthechurch,wedrovearoundforaboutanhourlookingforaplacetowork.Finallywestoppedandcutwood,andIpickeduptrash,whichwaseverywhere.Inoticedthemostpe-culiarthing.Nomatterwherewewent,hairspraybottles,metalones,wouldbelayingallovertheplace,ofteningreatfrequencyinaconcentratedlocation.Andineachhairspraybottle,aholewouldbepuncturedatthetop.Afterseeingdozensupondozensofthese,IseriouslybegantowonderiftheNavajopeoplereally,really,reallycareabouttheirhair.Sadly,thatisnotthecase.Whileeatingdinner,Mikementionedhavinggonetothesupermarket.FatherPhilip,thepastorofthechurchinPinon,thenaskedifhenoticedallofthehairspraybottlesbehindthecounter.Iim-mediatelyrememberedalltheonesIhadseenhalfburiedinthedirt,soIaskedFatherPhilipwhythereweresomanybottleslayingabout.Hisresponsewasstartling. Alcoholicbeveragesofanytypeare

illegalontheNavajoreservation.Asasubstituteforliquorandbeer,peoplebuyhairspraybottles,puncturethetoptolettheairout,pourtheliquidintowaterorKool-Aidtodilutetheflavor,anddrinkit.Theyliterallygethighoffit,andtheethylalcoholdisruptsbrainpassages,renderingtheperson’smindlifelessaftercontinuousabuse.

Wednesday,February 20

WewokeupearlytodayandwenttotheDineCommunityCollege,whereHarryWalters,ananthropologist,gaveusafascinatingandextensivetourandlectureonNavajoculturalhistory. Hetookusdownintothisbeautifulceremonialhoganwithwoodenwallsandacleandirtfloor.Surroundingthehoganinaroundcorridorwerepicturesdepict-ingthehistoryoftheNavajopeople.TheimagesportrayedtheLongWalk,thearrivaloftheEuropeans,and,mostinter-estingly,theinfluenceofJuníperoSerra.InthisoneimagewithJuníperoSerra,theNativeAmericansweredrivinghimoutandkillingtheCatholicmissionar-ies.JuníperoSerrawasbeingrespondedtoquitenegatively.Weavoidedsayingwhathighschoolwewerefrom.TheimagepresentedbytheNavajoisinsharpcontrasttotheperceptioncreatedbytheschool,inwhichJuníperoSerraisasaintandahero.Icertainlydon’twanttotakesides,asIdonothaveenoughinforma-tiononthetopic,butthediscrepancyordifferenceiscertainlyironic. Fromthecommunitycollege,wedrovetoalookoutoftheCanyondeChellyHereweatelunchandhikedaroundabit.TheCanyonisabsolutelyspectacular!Thevalleyatthebottomhasgreenfields,ahogan,andafarmingfield,alllyingbelowthishugeintricatezigzaggingofredandorangerock.Wehiked

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Entering the stadiumThe Serra football players focused on playing as a team this season.

One on oneCoach Patrick Walsh talks with senior quarterback Sean Murphy.

overBellarmine—forthefirsttimeinsixyears. ThePadresendedupwinningthegame27-6.Witha6-0record,theywereofftotheirbeststartintenyears. “ I t w a struly a night toremember,” saidWa l s h . “ Wes m a s h e d o u rrivals, in frontof our familiesand many Serraalumni.” The team lostsomemomentumduringthefourfinalgamesoftheseason,finishingwitharecordof6-4.Buttheteamhandleditsdefeatswell,andoverall,itwasanexcitingyearthathelpedbuildthefoundationforaprogramthatisheadingtothetop. One of the season’s stand-out players wasseniorJermaineRandolph,whoplayedatthelefttackle position for the Padres. Coming into theseason Jermainehadonly started inonevarsityfootballgameintwoyears,butWalshrecognizedhispotential. “ThefirsttimeIlaideyesonhimIknewthathecouldbeamajorcontributorforthe2001PadresandamajorDivisionIprospect,”saidWalsh.Hisinstincts proved to be right on target; JermainehasearnedafullscholarshiptotheUniversityofOregon. BrandonRamseywasanother leaderandgo-

toplayerallyear.HewasvotedMVPbyhisteammates, and received the Serra BlanketAward.Brandonstartedalltengamesatrunning

backandledtheteamin tacklesand in rushing.Brandon willmos t l i ke lya t t e n d t h eCollege of SanMateo in thefall. B r e n tTenbrugencatte

played defensive end and tight end thisyear. According to Walsh, “he made someunbelievableplaysattightendandflewtotheballondefense.Brentwasourmajortargetintheredzone.”BrentwillmostlikelyattendCSMinthefallaswell. Finally, senior BillyArmanino won the ScottAwardforhiscourageatthetail endof the season,whenhe played under an extremeamountofpain.As it turnedout, Billy played the lastfour games on a partiallytornAchillestendon.Despitethe injury, Billy cemented


“Our symbol for this year is a chain. You have to be committed to your brother. You’ll get love back from him and it will

elevate your play.”— Coach Walsh

Padre Bench

ThefirstthingthatPatrickWalshdidwhenhetookoverthePadrefootballprogramwastokickoffmandatorysummer trainingsessions—29workouts,allstartingat7:00am.Eachmemberontheteamhadtoattend22rigorousworkoutstobeeligibleforthevarsityteam.Heexpectedtohear somemoaningandgroaningabout theearlymornings,butall49playersmadeatleast22workouts,andmostplayersmademore. “It was obvious that I was feeling out theplayersandtheplayerswerefeelingouttheirnewcoach,”Walshsaid.“Withanewcoachcomesnewexpectationsandmanychanges.The2001Padreshandledthesechangeswithmaturityandhelpedbuildthefoundationforfutureteams.” Walsh, fresh from three years of coachingrunning backs at De La Salle High School inConcord,takeshiscuesforconditioningplayersfrom football legendBobLadouceur,whohashelpedDeLaSalleachievethelongestwinningstreakinthenation.Thesummerprogram,whichwasnewtoSerra,helpedgivetheteamtheedgeitneededtostarttheseason. “Weprovedthatwewereingreatshapebyphysicallywearingdownourfirstfiveopponents,”saidWalsh. Butthesummerprogramwasn’ttheonlykeytotheteam’sgrowththisyear.Walshalsoestablishedanimportantgroundingelementforthefootballplayers—aspecialserviceinthechapelthedaybeforeeachgame. Thequiettimeletstheathletes“relax,tapintotheirspirituality,andpray,”saidWalsh. “Wetalkaboutourrelationships,howwe’regetting along, and what role God plays in allthis,”headded.“Itcentersus.Wegetfocusedonwhat’simportant.Wetalkaboutfootballmaybe2percentofthetime.” The thirdcomponentofWalsh’snew team-buildingprograminvolvedarotatingdinnertradi-tion.Parentsvolunteeredtoopenuptheirhomesandheapplayers’plateswithcarbohydratesonthenightbeforeeachgame. “Itwasanopportunitytogetoffcampusandcometogetherasateam,”saidWalsh. Walshcallshimselfa“symbolsguy.”Hede-cidesonasymbolfortheseason,andusesittoreinforcevaluesthathisplayersshouldkeeptopofmindduringtheyear.Forhisfirstyearwiththe

Padres,hewantedtoemphasizebrotherhood. “Our symbol for this year is a chain,” saidWalsh.“Youhavetobecommittedtoyourbrother.You’llgetlovebackfromhimanditwillelevateyourplay.” To reinforce the teamwork concept, Walshhadtheteamcommitthefollowingsentencetomemory:“Peopleworkingtogethercanaccom-plish things which no individual acting alonecouldeverhopetobringabout.” Theoft-quotedphrasebyFranklinD.Rooseveltisplasteredallovertheteam’sweightroomaswell. Withthisfoundationinplace,thePadreswereoff to a phenomenal start, and defeated theiropponentsinthefirstfivegamesoftheseason.TheirrecordwassoimpressivethatWalshwasrecognizedasaCharlieWedemeyerCoachoftheWeekinearlySeptember,whichwaspresentedby49erscoachSteveMariucci. “Itwasateamaward,signifyingtheworkweput in this summer, the effort of the coachingstaff,andtheperformanceofthekidsduringthegames,”saidWalsh. ThePadreshadtheirproudestmomentonthefieldonthenightoftheBellarminegame.Goingintoleagueplay,thePadreswereundefeated,andBellarminewasalmostas intimidatingwith its4-1record.However,with2,500fanscrowdingthebleacherstowitnesstheHomecominggame,thePadreshadaclearadvantage. “Therewasanelectricityintheairandevery-bodycouldfeelit,exceptBellarmine,”saidWalsh.“Weflewaroundthefield,madeplays,workedtogetherandplayedwithheart.” The team pulled through at an especiallycriticalmomentduringthethirdquarterofthegame,whentheywerefacinga3rddownwith8yardstogofromthePadres’own5-yardline.Althoughtheteamhadasmalladvantageonthescoreboard(13-8), thePadreswerestill indirestraits,untilseniorquarterbackZachRandtookasnapfromAlexReshanddroppedbacktopass.Somehowreceiver,ChrisDenny-Brownslippedbehindthefreesafety.RandhithiminstrideandChrissprintedthefinal80yardstocompletethescore. The landmarkpasssetaschoolandWCALrecordforthelongestpassandcatchofalltime,andwasjust theicingonthecakeofavictory

FOOTBALL NEW COACh, NEW PERSPECTIVE

“The Bellarm-ine game was

truly a night to remember. We

smashed our rivals, in front

of our fami-lies and many Serra alumni.”

— Coach Walsh


downintothecanyon,andthetrailtookusdowntothecanyonfloor.ThefirstthingIsawwhenIwalkedoutofthetunnelatthebottomofthetrailwasanoldwomanherdingsheepintotheirpennexttoahogan,withastunninglymagnificentsheercliffrightbehindher.Thetrailbecomesasoftdirtroadthatfollowstheriveronthecanyonfloorthroughforestsofwhite,pearlyaspentrees.TheroadfinallyreachestheAnasaziruins,brickhousescarvedintoasheerpartofthecanyon.Absolutelyincredible.Theroadgoeson,butIdon’tknowhowfar.

Thursday,February 21

Afterwakingupat8:30a.m.,MaryLucyandPhyllistreatedustoabreakfastofeggs,potatoesandham,andNavajotortillas.ThenwestartedtearingdownahoganbetweenMaryLucy’shouseandthesheepcorral.Thewholeinsidewasloadedwithmetalandroofingsuppliesthatwetookoutandstacked.ThereasonPhylliswantedthehogantorndownwasthathomelesspeoplewouldstaythereinthesummeranddrinkbeerandhairspray,whichwefoundplentyof.Aftermovingthesup-pliesout,wepoundedtheroofboardsoutfrom

theinsideandthencollapsedtheroofbeams. Afterlunchthatday,wesplitupintotwogroups,andmygroupwenttovisitthehouseofMayTso,Phyllis’sister.Wepickeduptrash.Again,itwasunbeliev-able!Therewastrasheverywhere.Butevenworse,therewasaditchabout150feetawayfromthehousethatwasloadedwithrustedcans,sodacans,plasticandglass.Ievengotashoveltostartgather-inggarbage,andwhenIthoughtIgotitallinonearea,Iendedupdiggingupmore.Wefilledup4230-gallontrashbagsinthreehours,andwebarelyscrapedthesurface. Afterreturningtoourhogan,wehadthisincrediblediscussionwithPhyllis.Talkingaboutmedicines,shedescribedhowthehospitalwantedtoburstaboilthathersonhad,whichwouldhaveleftascar.Themedicineman,instead,puttreesapfromapinetreearoundtheboil.Thesapsucksouttheoilsandcleansouttheboilwithoutleavingascar.Phyllisalsodescribedthetimewhenherdaughterwasridingahorseandwasthrownoffintoatree.TheobservershadtokeepPhyllisandothersawayfromherbody.Themedicinemanwascalled,andhebroughtthehorsebacktothegirl.Tak-ingthehorse’ssaliva,themedicinemanrubbeditintothegirl’swounds.Onlythehorse,itisbelieved,couldhealher,andit

did.

Friday, February 22 Wepackedthevanandcleanedthehoganthismorning.Weleftcampat9:15a.m.andinsteadofheadingeastinthedirectionwecame,wewentwestoveradirtroad.At1:30p.m.,wegottotheGrandCanyon.Wehadlunchthere.ItwasprettycoolbutnotasbeautifulastheCanyondeChelly.WecontinuedthedrivebacktoFlagstaff,droppedoffthevan,atepizza,andloungedaroundbeforeboardingthetrainandheadinghome.

Scenes from Pinon

Right: Both the flat landscape and its

brutal climate were foreign to Serra

students. Bottom: Senior Ed-ward Boenig poses

in front of the Grand Canyon.


AsagrammarschoolstudentatSt.Gregory’s,TommyBradyhadtocontendwiththreeotherBradyswhowerebiggerandbossierthanhewas—histhreeoldersisters,Maureen,JulieandNancy. “Hewasjustascuteascouldbe,withthreebigsisterswhobossedhimaround,”saidhisoldprincipalLorrainePaul,whohasknownTomsincehewasafirst-grader. HischildhoodexperienceastheunderdogmayhaveservedhimwellwhenhesignedonwiththeNewEnglandPatriotsintheyear2000,asthenumberfourquarterbacktothefifthhighestpaidplayerintheNFL,DrewBledsoe.Forafirst-year,23year-oldrookielikeBrady,theoddswereagainstseeinganyplayingtimeintheforesee-ablefuture. ButdespiteBledsoebeing“oneheckofacompetitor,”Bradydecidedthathewasgoingtobethebestfootballplayerhecouldbe. “Alotofpeoplesettheirgoalsabouthere,”hesaid,gesturingknee-high.“Isetmygoalsinthestars.Onlyyouknowwhatyou’recapableof.” Itturnedoutthatoneyear

later,BradywascapableoftakingoverforBledsoewhenhewasseverelyinjuredintheseason’ssecondgame.Asstartingquarterback,Brady’sPatriotscompiledarecordof14-3,themostimportantwinbe-ingtheSuperBowlmatch-upagainsttheSt.LouisRams.Afterhisstunningdrive

downthefieldinthelasttwominutesofthegame,whichhelpedteammateAdamViniaterikickthegame’stie-breaking48-yardfieldgoal,BradywasnamedMVPofthegame. Underdog?Notanymore.Brady,asixthrounddraftpickin1999,propelledhisteamtothebiggestupsetinSuperBowlhistory,withasure,steadyconfidencethatcallstomindanotherlegendaryBayAreaquarterback,JoeMontana. Infact,exhilaratedfansbackinBostonhaveembracedBradyasaheroofMon-tanaproportions—aquarterbackwhohelpedtheirhometeamwintheSuperBowlforthefirsttimesincethefranchiseopenedin1960. “It’sbeenprettycrazy,”saidBrady.“InBoston,I’vebecomeveryrecogniz-able.There’snotthesportstraditiontherethatwehavehereintheBayArea.Bostonhadn’twonaSuperBowlin36years,theirbaseballteamstinks.Sothisishugetothem.” ButforBrady,thesuddenfameisallalittlebitunsettling.He’shesitantaboutthebuzzthathasmadehimaninstantceleb-rityandheartthrob,andwantstofocusonthefutureinsteadofrestingonhislaurels. “Ihavealongwaytogo,”hesaid.“I’monly24yearsold,andwhilealltheseproclamationsandhonorsareincredible,Ijustdon’tfeellikeIdeservethemyet.I’veplayedoneseason,andIstillhavealottoaccomplish.” FormercoachTomMacKenzieremem-bersBradyasamotivatedandgoal-ori-entedplayerevenasahighschoolfootballplayer.

Of Padres

Tom BradyThe 1995 graduate returned to Serra on March 14 to share his

MVP story.

BARRY BONDS GIVES BACK TO ThE SERRA FAMILY

Hisfacewreathedbyamega-wattsmile,SanFranciscoGiantssluggerBarryBondsenteredtheJuniperoSerraGymonFebruary13andcouldn’tgetoverthepackedbleachersandroarofapplausethatwelcomedhimhome. Althoughhewastakenabackbytheamountoflocalpressthatwaspresenttorecordthescholarshipan-nouncement,Bondswastouchedbytheenthusiasmofthestudents. “I’malmostreadytocrybecausethisissovery,veryimpressive,”hesaid. BondswasatSerratoannouncethecreationofafour-yearacademicscholarshipthatwillbenefitalow-income,blackfreshmanintheincomingclassof2006.PraisedasaPadre“onandoffthefield”forhisgenerositytotheSanFranciscoBayArea,BondssaidthatthescholarshipfundisawayofexpressinggratitudefortheeducationhereceivedatSerra. “As timegoesby, Iappreciate theschoolevenmore,”hesaid,addingthathecreditsseveralpriests,facultymembersandcoachesforbuoyinghimduring“downtimes”asateenager. “TherelationshipsIhadhereweresogood,”hesaid,addingthatalthoughitseemedlike“therewereonlymaybethreeblackkidshereinthe80s,Ineverhadaraceproblem.” Lookingaroundthegym,hewaspleasedtoseeadiversityoffacesinthestudentbodyintheyear2002. “IseeHispanics,Asians,blacks,”hesaid.“Youcanseetheprog-ress.” Bondscreated theacademic scholarship inorder tohelpmorestudentswhomightnototherwisebeabletoattendSerra. “Godhasgivenmetheopportunitytohelpothers,”hesaid,addingthattherearetoomanywould-bePadreswhoaremotivatedstudentsbutlackthefinancialresourcesforaSerraeducation. “WhatBarry’sgiftmeanstousisthatanotheryoungmanwillbeabletoaffordaCatholiceducation,”saidPrincipalMichaelPeter-son. Despitethefactthathehasn’tbeenastudentatSerraformorethantwodecades,Bondsstill identifieswith thePadrespirit,andexpressedhowproudhewasoffellowMVP,TomBrady’95. “WehavealottobeproudofasSerraPadres,andI’mveryproudtohelpafutureSerraPadre,”hesaid. SeniorKouroshSafavi,thesportseditorforSerra’sstudentnews-paper,The Friar, hadtheopportunitytojointhegroupofmediawhowaitedaftertheassemblytochatwithBonds. “Itwasprettyamazing,”saidSafavi.“IseeguysinterviewinghimonESPN.Itwasjustanawesomeprivilege.” HopefullyBondswillhavetheopportunitytoinspiremanymoreSerrastudents.Heexpressedthedesiretobecomeevenmoreinvolvedwiththeschoolinthecomingyears. RussBertetta,DirectorofDevelopmentandAlumniRelations,couldn’tbemorepleasedwiththerewardingrelationship. “Barryissteppinguptotheplate,andknowswhatSerraeducation

School tiesAbove, Barry Bonds relishes the excitement of being back on Padre turf. At left, Bonds reminisces with former coach and teacher Russ Bertetta.

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“Whenhewasasophomore,Itoldhimthatifheworkedvery,veryhardathisfootworkandhismechanics,hecouldbeaDivisionIquarterback,”saidMacKenzie.“Ionlyhadtotellhimonce.” AsasenioratSerra,BradywontheBlanketawardinfootball,andwasselectedforBlueChipIllustratedandtheAll-AmericanPrepFootballReport.Hestillholdstheschoolrecordforthemostcompletions—22outof41attemptsagainstCardinalNewmanHighSchoolin1994.He’salsoontherecordbooksforscoringthemosttouchdownsinhishighschoolcareer—atotalof33. Padrefansalsorememberhistalentonthebaseballfield.Asa6’4”left-handedcatcher,hecouldhavesucceededintheMajorLeague,andwasinfactdraftedbytheMontrealExpos. “Ialwaysthoughthewasgoingtobeaprofessionalbaseballplayer,”saidhissisterNancyBrady.“Butthenhestartedplayingfootball,andheloveditsomuch.” Supportedbyhisfamilyandfriends,hechosetopursuegloryonthegridiron,andattendedMichigan,wherehehonedhisskills,andpreparedforthedaywhenhewouldbeabletoplayintheNFL. “Knowinghim,Ithoughtanythingwaspossible,”saidNancy.“Ijustneverthoughtitwouldhappensosoon.” ForLorrainePaul,whohasseenBradygrowfromasixyear-oldboytoa24year-oldman,witnessinghisjourneyhasbeenapleasure. “Anystudentyouhave,youhopethebestfor,”shesaid.“Buttoseesomeonegrowtobethisgreatisamazing.”

Serra SnapshotsClockwise from top left: Catcher Tom

Brady tags out a runner at home base in 1993; Brady pulls up for a shot during

a basketball game as a sophomore; As a high school senior, Brady had big dreams

and the drive to make them happen; Brady hams for the camera after being voted Best Athlete during his senior year; Brady wore

No. 12 for the Serra football team.

high school beginnings1992-1995development

TROPICAL FUN GENERATES SUPPORT

“One of the unique things

about theauction is that

the Serra family always comes through with

donations. It’s heartwarming.”— Ginny Ded-

rick,Auction

Co-Chair

Aloha!Top: Tiki torches light the way.Left: Ed Taylor says “Aloha” to a new friend.Bottom left: Auction chairs Debbie Ten-bruggencate, Anna Ramac-ciotti, Ginny Dedrick and Sharon Dooley celebrate the night’s suc-cess.Bottom right: Guests enjoy the luau.

Over 630 members of the Serra familygatheredinthePadregyminlateNovemberforatasteofislandparadiseandachancetobidonitems ranging from a grand piano to a puppy.OverMai-Taisandasit-downdinner,theguestsraised$227,000forSerra’sbuildingfund,and,mostimportantly,hadablast. “Itwasawonderfulevent,andverysuccess-ful,”saidGinnyDedrick,oneoftheauction’sfourco-chairs. Dedrick, along with Sharon Dooley, AnnaRamacciottiandDebbieTenbruggencate,chosethe “Island Breezes” theme for the feeling oflaid-backfunitwouldbringtotheevent. “Everyoneadoredthefactthatitwascasual!”saidDedrick. “Wewantedtohaveagoodtime,andmakepeoplefeelrelaxed,”addedDooley. Thenight’sbiddingstartedoffwithnumeroussilentauctions,whichweresetupinthecafeteria.FootballsandsoccerballssignedbyeveryplayerontheJVandvarsityteamsprovedtobeoneofthemostpopularsilentauctionitems. When the live auction began over dinner,guestsbeganabiddingwarforreservedpewsatgraduation.Ironically,thetwowinningbidderswereDedrick’sandDooley’shusbands. “Theywereduelingonoppositesidesoftheroom,and theyhadno idea theywerebiddingagainsteachother!”saidDedrick. However,theauctionitemthatprovedtobethehitofthenightwasayellowLabradorRetrieverpuppy,garnering$2,900. “TheSerrafamilyalwayscomesthroughwith

Island Breezes


mvp quotesmvp quotes

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Tom Brady ’95,Super Bowl XXXVI

MVP about hispre-game nap

“Whenyou’rereallyprepared,there’salotofpeacewithinyou.Iputmyheadback,fellasleepforaboutahalf

hour,wokeup,andsaid,‘Oh,it’sgame

time.’”

Lynn Swann ’70,Super Bowl X MVP

on following dreams...“Fearisnothingtoworryabout.

It’snothingtobescaredof.Itjustdependsonwhatyoudo

withthatfear.”

Principal Michael Peterson

Russ Bertetta,Alumni

Relations and Development

Director

“Youguysmightthinkthishappenseveryday…butthisisoneheckofa

greatday!”

“ThereisnoschoolintheUnitedStatesthathashadsomuchtakeplaceonitsbehalfbyitsalumni.ThisisjustonelittleschoolinSanMateo.Thiswillnottakeplaceagaininourlifetime.Iamjustawedbyit.Itisjusthuge.”

Tom MacKenzie,former Serra head football coach, with

advice for Brady “TheoneareaIthinkyoucould

workonisyourtouchdowndance.”

“Who’stheMVP?I’mtheMVP????I

feel good!”

Nick carboni former

Assistant Prinicpal“Therearealotof

professionalathleteswhocan’tevenputtogether

acompletesentence,whodon’thavetimeto

signautographs,whodon’thavetimeforlittleguys.LynnandandTom

arearealcredittoproathletes.”

10 year-old Michael Rowan’s only question for Tom Brady

“Isthecarreally theteamcar?”

...and on the 1976 MVP

announcement

Super BowlStars

Twentysixyearsapart,twodifferentJuniperoSerraalumnitookhomethe“hardware”onSuperBowlSunday—LynnSwannin1976,andTomBradyin2002. Tocelebratetheathletes’impactonthesportingworld,SerrainviteditsdecoratedalumsbacktothegymonMarch14.Olderfacultyandstaffsavoredthemoment,recognizingthattheywerewitnessinganincrediblemomentinsportshistory.AndSerrastudentscollectivelyleanedforwardintheirseats,absorbingtheeasyrapportbetweenthetwolegendaryathletes. Provingwhyhehashadsuchasuccessfulbroad-castingcareerpost-football,Swannribbedsportsmediaforfaultymath,andcorrectedtheirclaimthat24year-oldBradywastheyoungestplayerevertoearntheSuperBowlMVP.Howishesosure?Swannhimselfwasonly23whenhetookhomethesamehonor. Meanwhile,Brady,sevenyearsaftergraduation,leda“PadreWhisper,”andshowedoffhisfamousarmwhentossingautographedfootballstoluckystudentsinhisaudience. BothproudPadres,SwannandBradyurgedtheiryoungercounterpartstoreachforthestars,tofollowtheirdreams,andstrivetobecomeMVPsinthelifepaththeychoose.

MVP ExcitementClockwise from top left: Tom Brady

meets future Serra Padre Michael Rowan; Lynn Swann hams it up,

and later demonstrates why he was a wide receiver instead of a quar-

terback; Brady leads students in a Padre Whisper; junior Andrew

Kochevar and senior Donovan Boyle show off their autographed

footballs; and students give a Padre welcome to the two famous alumni.

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