March 2015 Dear Friars of the USA Province, I hope this letter finds you well and wish you many blessings during this Easter Season! Here is an update for the Friars in the USA Province to report what is going on with your Servite High School in Anaheim. If there are topics in this letter that you like—or want to hear more about—please let me know. If there are topics that you want to know about that were not shared, please let me know as well. Comments and suggestions are also encouraged. You can reach me best at pbowen@servitehs.org You are welcome to follow what is going at Servite a number of other ways including:

Our website at www.servitehs.org

Our twitter @ServiteHS or @ServiteSports or @ServiteAthletics (all include athletic scores)

Our YouTube Channel for many videos Also, if you are interested, we can include you in our weekly email newsletter to parents or our monthly email newsletter to alumni. Just let me know and we’ll make sure you are subscribed. Admissions-Enrollment Our Admissions team has been working hard the past couple of months. The deadline for regular admissions was on January 21st of this year and to date we have received over 300 applications for the Class of 2019, which is 10% more applications than last year. Based on current trends, we will begin the 2015-2015 school year with a full freshman class (250) and a waiting list. We also currently have 5 international students from China and have been working to increase our international student population to 10-15 for the 2015-2016 school year. Strategic Planning Servite conducted a strategic planning retreat during the first weekend of February, and the Board of Directors approved a strategic plan and strategic financial plan for Servite for the next three to five years. The plan focuses on the student experience, school financial strength, strong faculty, enrollment and mission integration. The plan will be published to the school community in the fall of 2015. Mission Integration Mission integration is the effort to ensure that the Servite charism and mission permeate all aspects of our school and our community, no matter how many professed Servites we have on campus. Mission integration builds on top of the very heavy emphasis the school has already made on the Servite charism and spirituality. The Servite school community has worked hard to use work by the provincial council to articulate values that embody the Servite charism in education. Next steps include approval by the Provincial Council and having stakeholders (i.e. faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni) work out how they will live the charism as members of the community. Campus Ministry and More Karios #48 was held last month at Camp Kuper in Escondido, CA. Kairos #49, which will be at Divine Word Seminary and our Annual Mother-Son Mass and Luncheon will be held in April.

Academics Strong academics continue to be a hallmark of Servite including:

3 acceptances to Harvard (and many others to other Ivy League schools, MIT, Stanford, Notre Dame, etc.)

1st Place Academic Decathlon Orange County Div II (second year in a row)

15 State Championship awards to our two VEX Robotics teams

5 students going to state championships in speech and debate with at least one qualified for nationals

Both VEX Robotics teams headed to world championships in Nashville, TN

FIRST Robotics team has a strong year—still in season The Arts The Servite Classical Guitar Program has been invited to perform at the national conference for the Guitar Federation of America. They bring in an international classical guitar master almost every month for a recital for the school and a workshop for our students. The Servite Choir is going to Florida for spring break to perform and compete at Disneyworld. Tri-School Theatre will be performing Grease: School Version! April 30th – May 3rd. Tickets are available on the Servite High School website at Tri-School Theatre Tickets. Fundraising and Advancement Advancement reports that we received two capital campaign pledges for $500,000 each ($1,000,000 combined), and additional pledges at $185,000, $150,000, $100,000 and $50,000. We are close to closing another $300,000 pledge to secure an additional property if we can find $300,000 to match it. We have another $650,000+ in asks outstanding. We have raised over $10,000,000 in the capital campaign and are about $700,000 away from achieving the $4,500,000 in pledges needed to start the aquatics center. Finally, the Advancement Office reports that they exceeded the budgeted net amounts for the Fashion Show and Gala by about $50,000 and $25,000 respectively. On March 28th, we will be having our 5th Annual Excellence in Leadership Formation Dinner at the Anaheim Marriott. Proceeds will go to the capital campaign endowment to support long-term financial aid. This year we are honoring Todd Hart ’81 with the Distinguished Alumnus Award and six alumni who aided his recovery from a paralyzing football injury—Brian Molloy ’81, Jeff Mook ’81, Gene Ramos ’81, Kurt Sardella ’79, John Stoody ’79, and Paul Kelly ’81—will be awarded with the Servite Brotherhood Award. We will also be honoring Los Angeles Dodgers Spanish Language broadcaster Jaime Jarrin as leader of his community. Students who participate in Her Servants’ Kitchen, our community service program for the homeless, will also be making a presentation. If you do not already and would like to receive issues of the Legenda, please let me know.

Athletics Our winter athletics programs have done very well this year including:

Soccer team ranked #4 in the USA, CIF and Trinity League Champions

Wrestling team won two CIF championships and had a runner up in the state championships

Basketball made it to the CIF playoff quarterfinals

Two students received Orange County Athletic Directors Assoc Athletes of Character Award

Hired new head football coach (Scott Meyer) and aquatics director (Andy Coffman) The Spring Semester This semester is off to a great start. Graduation is scheduled for Thursday, June 4. We have already begun the initial steps in executing our strategic plan for the coming years. As always, our priority is the development of our students as faith-filled leaders in the Servite charism. Thank you for your support of this ministry! In Christ,

Pete Bowen ‘82 President