Avanti--Autumn/Winter 2013-14

AUTUMN/WINTER 2013–14

ANNUAL REPORT EDITION

Avanti

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ABOUT THE SCHOOL SEALIn addition to identifying our location and the year of our 1966 founding, our seal contains the history of our school. The Justin-Siena seal embodies the icons of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael (who co-sponsored the school through the 2005-06 academic year) and the De La Salle Christian Brothers.

The original Dominican black and white cross, fleury, indicates a spiritual ideal in spreading the Gospel of Christ by preaching and teaching. The five-pointed star signifies the sign of faith, which guides all Christian Brothers and Lasallian partners in their vocation of Christian education.

Finally, “Sempre Avanti” heralds the legacy of the Brothers, and more specifi-cally, Justin High School. Italian for “always forward” these words appeared on the Justin High School seal representing a commitment to looking forward and never being compla-cent, while exhibiting a passion for preparing the students entrusted to their care.

JUSTIN-SIENAJustin-Siena is a Catholic high school

in the Lasallian traditioncalled to provide educational excellencein a loving, Christ-centered community

that prepares students to serve and to lead

in an ever-changing world.

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What’s inside?

Highlights

Avanti

10 Mission Matters

15 Braves Report

17 Alumni Council

18 Alumni News

21 Class Notes

27 Annual Report

About the Cover

Principal Noel Hesser pictured with Natalie Avellar ’14, Jakob Zall ’14, and Mary Grace Komes ’16 in the recently rennovated Gasser Center (formerly the Gasser Library).

Friday, September 27, 2013, was a true Homecoming in every sense of the word. More than 30 alums returned to campus to share their vocational stories. A number of alums stayed on for the Braves Homecoming game which was preceded by an alumni reception at the Christian Brothers Center.

“Today we bless this Dining Hall which, through the work of human hands, will be a place where we break bread and gather. Jesus showed us the dignity of labor. He was known as the carpenter’s son, and he willingly worked with the tools of his trade. Let us pray for all who labored to make this space possible, and give God thanks for the fruits of their labor.” – Father Chin Nguyen ’85

As Justin-Siena approaches its fiftieth year, although there certainly is cause for celebra-tion of the journey traveled thus far and homage to be paid to those who led the way, Principal Noel Hesser is embracing the school motto of Sempre Avanti. He knows that now is the time to reconsider the 3Rs.

Alumni Vocation Day 19

Revisiting the 3Rs 9

A New Place to Gather 4

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at-a-glanceCalendar

campus contactsAdmissions Office707.255.0950 ext. 621

Advancement Office707.255.0950 ext. 641

Alumni Office707.255.0950 ext. 628

Braves Store707.255.0950 ext. 626

Business Office707.255.0950 ext. 608

Main Office707.255.0950 ext. 600

Sports Hotline707.255.0950 ext. 667

Theatre Box Office707.255.0950 ext. 585

january

16 Winter Open House and Tuition Assistance Workshop

16-19 The highly hilarious return of improvisational theater, ComedySportz High School League, presented by the Justin-Siena Theatre

22 Deans’ Speaker Series

25 Braves Crab Feed

25 Alumni: Our goal is to get 100+ alumni to come back to their alma mater for this deliciously fun event.

February

22 ComedySportz High School League – Faculty Match

22 Alumni Baseball Game. We are

hosting an alumni baseball game on the varsity field at 1 pm. Alumni who played baseball during their time at Justin-Siena are welcome to come back and play. Teams will play odd years vs. even years. BBQ after the game.

March

5 Ash Wednesday and annual Change for Our World Drive kick-off

29 The 2014 Great Party presents, A Swanky Affair

29 Alumni: If you are an alum affili-ated with a winery, please contact our Advancement Department. We’d love to have as many alumni wines present at The Great Party: A Swanky Affair.

April

3-6 Spring Musical – Anything Goes

4 Alumni: Reception for Opening Night of Anything Goes

10-12 Spring Musical – Anything Goes

May

2 Student Art Show

3 Spring Music and Choir Concert

16 Alumni: Founder’s Day Alumni Gathering

23 Spring Dance show- Spellbound

June

4 Baccalaureate

5 Graduation

14 Alumni: All-Alumni Reunion

THE GREAT PARTYSwanky Affair

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A Catholic High School in the Lasallian Tradition

AVANTI is published twice a year by the Office of Communications for Justin-Siena alumni, parents, friends, faculty, and staff.

Mr. Robert T. Jordan President and CEO

A Message from the Office of the President

I continue to be amazed how some traditions and practices stay the same, and how others have dramatically changed. Our own mission statement implies that this should be the case. In order to be a Christ-centered school, there must be practices, traditions, and rituals that cannot and should not be touched. At the same time, if we are preparing students to lead and serve in an ever-changing world, we must be willing to embrace today’s advances, which open up new opportunities to our students, enabling them one day to infuse and promote the common good in the marketplace and beyond.

Our Founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle, faced the same issues more than 300 years ago. It was essential to him that students came to know the person of Jesus, especially through the words and actions of their teachers. It was also important that they understood how to pray and be guided by God in their lives. At the same time, he was criticized for adopting unconventional approaches in education. Some practices of the early Christian Brothers in 17th century France that caused others consternation included teaching students in groups, using their native French language during instruction as opposed to Latin, and introducing the concept of the text-book, something quite unheard of at that time.

Today, we face similar circumstances. The world certainly needs young people who are grounded in faith so that the message of the Gospels can be integrated into the complexities of our world. But in order to achieve that, they also need to be exposed to that world, not hidden from it. Pope Francis echoed these sentiments last summer at World Youth Day in Brazil.

At Justin-Siena, we have been witnessing such advances first hand, as the delivery of instruction has changed through the gift of technology. The implementation of iPads and web-based programs like Schoology are offering our students and their teachers new opportunities. This doesn’t mean however that students won’t encounter the traditional lecture or test as well, and it certainly doesn’t mean that the development of their faith takes a back seat. As Principal Noel Hesser explained to our faculty at the opening of this school year, the new “3 Rs” emphasize “rigor, relevance, and relationships” —all are critical to success in terms of college and thereafter, but also in terms of developing one’s faith.

So yes, our campus is wireless, iPads are supplementing textbooks, podcasts allow our students to view the les-son as many times as they wish in order to achieve mastery, and the means of communication have never been stronger. At the same time, Justin-Siena still has its senior park, Friday night football, a homecoming bonfire, graduation on the north lawn, and most important, we have still Jesus at the center of everything we do.

Live Jesus in our hearts, forever!

Board of TrusteesMr. James Heim Chair

Br. Kevin Slate, FSCVice Chair

Sr. Emmanuel Cardinale, OP

Mr. Thomas Durante ’93

Mr. Dennis Pedisich

Mrs. Mel Denise Preimesberger

Br. Stanislaus Sobczyk, FSC, Ed.D.

Dr. Paul Sweigert

Mrs. Suzanne Truchard

Mr. Robert T. Jordan President and CEO

Mr. John Van Hofwegen Secretary & Finanacial Officer

Ms. Caroline Gerlomes ’79Recording Secretary

AdministrationMr. Robert T. Jordan President and CEO

Mr. Noel Laird Hesser Principal

Ms. Heidi Harrison Vice Principal for Curriculum and Instruction

Sr. Susan Allbritton, OP Vice Principal for Administrative Services

Mr. Robert Bailey Vice Principal for Strategic Initiatives

Publishing CreditsEditor-in-Chief/Designer Eileen Mize, Director of Communications

Managing Editor David Holquin, Chief Advancement Officer

Photographers: Thom McDermott; Eileen Mize; Kathy Kellebrew

Contributors: Robert Bailey; Michael Fisher; Caroline Bettencourt Gerlomes ’79; Carolina Gonzalez; Noel Hesser; Andrew Hodges; David Holquin; Michele Farver; Robert T. Jordan; Dick Tres; Tiffany Wing

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mission matters

Two years ago the school administration spent many hours debating the pros and cons of possible Fund a Need proposals and finally settled on building a campus-wide wireless network to sustain the grow-ing technological needs of our students and faculty. This would be just the beginning of significant and exciting developments for our educational culture at Justin-Siena. Within a year, financing the purchase of apps for our imminent iPad rollout was the ap-propriate next Fund a Need. In less than a year, we progressed from providing a single desktop computer only to the teachers to placing educational technol-ogy into the hands of everyone in our Justin-Siena academic community.

As we move toward implementation of the Com-mon Core, the use of technology will be instru-mental. We must continue to develop rigorous and relevant curriculum that prepares our students for college, and to be successful in their careers as well. There is a growing need for people to use informa-tion in a dynamic and innovative manner within a structure of collaboration. Already we note this trend

“Today we bless this Dining Hall which, through the work of human hands, will be a place where we break bread and gather. Jesus showed us the dignity of labor. He was known as the carpenter’s son, and he willingly worked with the tools of his trade. Let us pray for all who labored to make this space possible, and give God thanks for the fruits of their labor.”

President Robert Jordan welcomed students, faculty, and staff gathered on the front lawn on this exciting and highly anticipated day. “It is a plea-sure for us to gather this afternoon to dedicate and bless our dining hall. We welcome Brother Conrad Kearny from Mont La Salle and Father Chin Nguyen ’85 from the Newman Center at Sonoma State.” After the brief blessing and ribbon cutting ceremony, students poured through the new doors of their great new space. The Bassetts served their famous chocolate chip cookies to all who gathered.

1:1 iPad—

A New Place to Gather

for more photos from dining hall construction and blessing ceremony

look for our photo stream on flickr.com: braveslife

Top: President Robert Jordan, Br. Conrad Kearney, FSC, and Principal Noel Hesser at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Bottom: students enjoying their first lunchtime in the new Dining Hall.


happening in our classrooms. Mr. James Bailey’s classes have worked in groups to produce si-lent films in the style of Chaplin. After students film each other during dance practice, Mrs. Lisa Clark-Schmeling ’84 records her comments directly onto the video allowing students to know precisely what she is referring to in their routines. Choir classes record their vo-cal tests, enabling Ms. Lauren Seva to assess them specifically and provide relevant feedback. Students access assignments and related materials through Schoology, which is the norm now in most university and college settings. Some teachers are “flipping the classroom,” assigning videoed lecture instruction as homework to provide more class time for questions, discussion, and working with the new mate-rial.

Regarding the positive effects of the inclusion of iPads into the learning environment, many students echo Justin McClure’s ’14 opinion: “There are numerous advantages of using iPads in and outside of the classroom. Apart from the size and conve-nience as opposed to books, the devices make organizing assign-ments and communicating with teachers easier than ever. The efficiency of being able to access an infinite database of resources and information is unmatched, and necessary multi-tasking can be done at the swipe of a finger. The apps provided by the school have assisted with the transition, and have allowed a quick adap-tation to the new method of learning and teaching. Teachers and students are also able to come up with new and effective methods of assisting the learning and teaching process every day, and the possibilities are limitless.” Mr. Day shares his perspective, “The best thing so far about having the iPad program with my stu-dents is how they have instant access to resources. Just today we were discussing the Kennedy assassination and as various topics came up, they could instantly look for websites and information on the subject and any particular path of inquiry that opens up as the dialogue continues. This sort of thing allows for a highly

interactive learning process. Another impressive capability that I now have that did not exist pre-Ipad is the abil-ity to do writing exercises in class, with samples of student work being projected onto the Smart Board to be analyzed and critiqued.”

The iPads enhance feedback and communication between instructor and student. Language Arts instruc-tor Ms. Ciabattari attributes having the iPad to having “helped break through in one quarter what it usually takes me a year plus—the fact that annotations are necessary, easy, and

powerful. Thanks to iBooks on the iPads, student scholars have been able to see me annotate in real time, share their annotations via email or Evernote lit logs, color code, and search their an-notations. iBooks has shown the students what I’ve been saying for years: annotations will help you, annotations are necessary, annotations are powerful, you will come to love and treasure your annotations. Thank you iPads and iBooks.”

For all the benefits, the technological developments have not come without some growing pains. Our students are learning to find “work arounds” and to manage their time and level of distraction. Nik Best ’15 put it simply, “For those who are good at managing time and managing distractions, this is not such an issue. For others, the unlimited resources on the iPad as well as games can serve as a big distraction.”

The faculty has been stretched and challenged to absorb per-haps more new material and techniques than at any other time in Justin-Siena history. The level of collaboration and learning from each other and from the students has grown dramatically. Moving forward, Justin-Siena will decide what our next 1:1 tool will be and will hire a person to be responsible for supporting the growth of technology usage in the classroom. Drafting plans for our growth to include outcomes aligned with Common Core Standards and National Educational Technology Standards for Students and Teachers ensures that the future of educational technology at Justin-Siena holds promise, progress, and excite-ment.

1:1 iPad— a first semester report cardBy Mr. Robert BaileyVICE PRINCIPAL FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

Above: Mr. Robert Bailey and Austin Smith ’16. Opposite: Natalie Avellar ’14, Principal Noel Hesser, Alicia DeMello ’15, and Alyssa Vasquez ’14.

Q. How did you get your name? My parents chose to name me Alexander for two reasons. First, the name apparently

implies some sort of greatness. Second, they simply liked the name. My middle name,

McLeod, was my grandmother’s maiden name and represents my family’s Scottish

heritage. As for my last name, Ackerman, the origin is a bit unclear. My understanding

is that there was a mistake made when my German ancestors came to the United

States and their name was somehow changed from Wylan (or something like it) to

Ackerman.

Q. How did you come to Justin-Siena? I spent first through eighth grade at

Blue Oak School in Napa. High school was a bit of a shock at first given that Blue Oak

is radically different from the standard educational model that many elementary and

middle schools follow. At Blue Oak, we had no grades, and we never learned from

books. Most of our learning was done through projects.

Q.Justin-Siena is: Getting better every year. It’s exciting to see the addition of

things that are particularly interesting to me, such as the engineering program. I hope

to see Justin-Siena continue to expand in the fields of engineering and science.

Q. My favorite thing about Justin-Siena is: The fact that it has prepared

me reasonably well for college and the rest of my life.

Q.In the next five years I see Justin-Siena: Continuing to grow in the fields

of science and engineering, and helping to prepare students interested in these areas

by equipping them with a developed skill set that will allow them to achieve more in

their post-high school lives.

Q. My favorite hobby is: Designing and building things. Typically I spend a

great deal of time conceiving, designing and building high power solid-state lasers. I

also enjoy working on large rockets designed to achieve high altitudes.

Q. Personal Fun Fact: I have been playing acoustic, electric and bass guitar

since the sixth grade.

Q: Favorite color: bright green Q. My favorite book: The Hobbit

Q. Favorite movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Q. I like to: Learn anything and everything related to physics.

Q.How I make a difference at Justin-Siena: I bring a sense of enthusiasm to-

wards learning to Justin-Siena. I always try my best and I don’t quit until the job is done.

Q. Justin-Siena’s mission is strongest when: The students are able to help

those in need.

Q. Where did you grow up? I grew up with my time split between Napa and

Wyoming. Both have shaped me in their own unique ways.

Q. What is your favorite place to eat? My favorite restaurant is Thomas

Keller’s Ad Hoc in Yountville.

Q. What is the first thing you notice about someone? I often notice a

person’s personality traits first. When I meet someone new, I ask myself what that

person is like. Are they outgoing? Optimistic? etc.

Q. Do you have a special talent people might not know about? For

whatever reason I am unusually good at wrapping Christmas presents. Perhaps I go a

little overboard with it.

Q. What will you miss most about Justin-Siena? I will miss the strong

sense of community and all the friends I have come to accumulate. I will miss the

teachers that helped me to achieve a higher than average understanding of whatever

subjects they were teaching.

Q. How did you get your name? I was born on Father’s Day so I was

named after my father, George, thus Georgine.

Q. How did you come to Justin-Siena? I was being replaced by a priest

in my current teaching position and I wanted to be a department chair so I was

looking for a school that needed a Theology Department Chair. Justin-Siena was

the only school in the Bay Area that even had an opening for a Theology teacher!

And it just so happened that they were also in need someone to be the Religious

Studies Department Chair.


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What Makes Our Community ShineJustin-Siena’s signature sense of community is perhaps the first quality visitors notice, the first thing a young alum names when asked about what they miss, and a number one reason why faculty and staff find this school such a great place to work. Each and every member of our community is unique, and together we shine! Meet some of our community members.

Alex Ackerman Class of 2014A graduate of Blue Oak School, Alex came to Justin-Siena seeking a college preparatory education. Not only did he find that, but Alex soon became a pioneer in our Engineering program and is also our Science Club President. He has his sights aimed high.

Ms. Georgine Clarke At Justin-Siena since 1987, Ms. Clarke has served as a teacher, coach, Campus Minister, Faculty Liaison, and Religious Studies De-partment Chair.

Q. What drew you to Justin-Siena? At first it was just the job opening,

but in the process of looking for a job I visited the old Christian Brother’s Retreat

center and Brother Richard Moratto, FSC played an important role in my discern-

ment process before I got the call that there was an opening at Justin-Siena. My

meeting with him just confirmed that this was where God was calling me.

Q. Justin-Siena is: My family, my home.

Q. My favorite thing about Justin-Siena is: the strong sense of community

Q. In the next five years I see Justin-Siena: Growing, improving,

becoming even more cutting edge than we are already.

Q. My favorite hobby is: Watching sports

Q. You’d be surprised to know about me that: I’m a pretty good artist.

Q. Favorite color: Ask any of my students and they will tell you it is BLUE!

Q. My favorite book or movie is: It is hard to come up with just one, so,

top 2, I think “Flatland” (I forget the author) and anything by Thomas Merton

Q. I like to: Go on roadtrips!

Q. Justin-Siena has made a difference in my life by: giving me a

home, a place to share my gifts, be myself and continue to become all that God

has called me to be.

Q. Justin-Siena’s mission is strongest when: We are all together

as a school community appreciating God’s blessings (like the Louie Zamperini)

assembly.

Q. Where did you grow up? Inglewood, CA very close to LAX.

Q. What is your favorite place to eat? Anyone’s kitchen but mine.

Q. What is the first thing you notice about someone? their eyes

Q. Do you have a special talent people might not know about?

I’m a pretty good bowler and my highest score was 288.

Q. How did you come to teach Religious Studies? I have always been

a “Why?” asker (drove my parents crazy) and a truth seeker. I found the Truth,

Jesus, and he is the answer to all my “whys.”

Q. How did you come to Justin-Siena? Connie –St. Joseph Marist Broth-

er High school in south Texas; Shawn - Eaton High school in Colorado. We both

graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Tx. “Go Horn Frogs!”

Q. What drew you to Justin-Siena? The opportunity for our children

to have an amazing high school experience that was born from a rich history in

Lasallian tradition. We believe Justin Siena students gain a sense of responsibility

to be leaders in their community, be enriched in their faith, and prepared to excel

in academics.

Q. Justin-Siena is: inspiring, exciting, fun, diverse, proud, and spirited

Q. My favorite thing about Justin-Siena is: There are more than one.

First of all, the commitment and dedication from the administration and faculty.

Second, college preparatory support from the counseling team, and last but not

least, the opportunities students have to participate in VENAVER community

programs, sports, performing arts, clubs, and student leadership.

Q. In the next five years I see Justin-Siena: growing to be a nationally

recognized school! Known for it’s stellar academic curriculum, a faculty that pre-

pares students for college, and a beautiful campus that students will be proud of.

Q. My favorite hobby is: snow and water skiing, fishing, and traveling.

Q. Favorite color: red, white, and blue

Q. Favorite book or movie: The Man From Snowy River and Chasing

Mavericks

Q. Justin-Siena has made a difference in my life by: We are excited

about the many new friends we have made. The four years pass to quickly, we

will cherish the memories.

Q. Justin-Siena’s mission is strongest when: we see students with a

sense of confidence to be leaders, involved in their communities, and faithful to

make this world a better place.

Q. Where did you grow up? South Texas and Colorado

Q. What is your favorite place to eat? Bistro Don Giovanni, Coles Chop

House, Bounty Hunter

Q. What is the first thing you notice about someone? Their smile


Connie and Shawn GuttersonConnie and Shawn Gutterson have two children, Gigi, a junior at Justin-Siena, and William, an eighth grader at St. Apollinaris. They also represent the Class of 2015 as Lasallian Parent Ambassadors, a group of parents who advise the President and Principal on various issues.


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As Justin-Siena approaches its fif-tieth year, there is certainly cause for celebration of the journey traveled thus far and homage to be paid to those who led the way, but Principal Noel Hesser is embracing the school motto of Sempre Avanti. Justin-Sie-na, currently enjoying the healthiest enrollment in school history, is con-stantly looking forward to steer the school in a direction that best pre-pares our young people to serve and to lead in an ever-changing world. Mr. Hesser knows that now is the time to reconsider the 3Rs.

Energized and confident about the direction of the school, which is in-voking some key educational para-digm shifts at the moment, Hesser shares, “Our present worldwide edu-cational system is based on an industrial model and an agrar-ian calendar which is reflective of the time period when public education was initially developed. The world, however, looks very different today than it did during the Industrial Revolu-tion. Hence, in order to train our young people to be contrib-uting members of society and to function in a rapidly changing, modern world, we need to educate them accordingly.”

Last summer, Mr. Hesser attended a Model Schools Con-ference and returned more passionate than ever regarding this shift in education. In an effort to inspire colleagues to think about new directions, Mr. Hesser shared the reality that edu-cation in general in the United States is not keeping pace with the needs of society. “One startling statistic shared at the Mod-el Schools Conference is that 70% of today’s youth are not eligi-ble to enter the military. Think about that. It speaks well to the standards of the military, but highlights the fact that a military career is no longer a noble option for students who once saw it as a means of contributing to society when school had not gone well and college seemed out of reach. The simple truth is that to enter the military, one needs an earned high school diploma and a passing grade on an entrance exam, an exam that has grown increasingly complex, reflective of the increasing com-plexity of society. The news is full of stories of countries once in the shadow of the U.S. that are outpacing us in the areas of

science and math. Those who earn college degrees are in-creasingly working at entry-level jobs though they have a mountain of college debt.”

College and Career ReadyThere is good news. Some

solutions to better prepar-ing our young people for the world they will inherit are being initiated at Justin-Siena. Mr. Hesser addressed faculty at the back-to-school professional days with his new course. “College and Career ready. This is where we are headed. We are in-creasingly working toward preparing students to be not

only ready to enter college, but to be equipped with the skills needed to be successful in college and in life—career ready.”

“Career ready” used to mean a career-tech track in school—classes that tended to be practical, but not necessarily college preparatory. Historically, college prep classes focused on col-lege entrance and represented a rigorous track, though typi-cally not as practical. “Most college preparatory high schools still endeavor to increase rigor at the expense of the practical,” according to Mr. Hesser. “Yet we clearly need both college and career readiness to produce successful students who are equipped to face the challenges of the modern world.”

In a presentation to faculty on the need to shift the education-al paradigm, Mr. Hesser covered a concept that is reflective of the direction needed in modern education—a reconsideration of the 3 Rs. “Readin’, writin’, and ‘rithmatic have given way to the new 3 Rs—Rigor, Relevance, and Relationship. When I hear something from numerous reliable sources, I take notice. Rigor, relevance, and relationship are not only key words on the forefront of most educational initiatives; to me they also ring true from the perspective of a Lasallian educator.”

He went on to explain that the three terms must work in concert. As a college preparatory high school, it is critical that we develop increasing levels of rigor, particularly in terms of higher order thinking skills and high expectations based in

Reconsidering the 3 RsCharting a New Course for Justin-Siena

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Above: Principal Noel Hesser pictured with Naufahu Antioni ’15, JT Gisbon ’15, and Jakob Zall ’14. Opposite: Isaiah Herrera ‘14 carries a lighter load with his iPads loaded with apps and eBooks.


core standards. However, we cannot neglect the crucial need of relevance—relevance to the student in the context of the real world; relevance in terms of application and problem solv-ing; relevance in terms of collaboration.

“Increased relevance makes increased rigor possible,” Mr. Hesser explained. “And while we have known this intuitive-ly for a long time, brain research increasingly indicates that positive relationships are a crucial component of learning. In John Hattie’s comprehensive study of the factors that influence student academic achievement, teacher-student relationships ranked number 3 out of 138. St. John Baptist de la Salle rec-ognized this need that has been a vital element of the Lasallian charism from its beginnings in the 17th century.”

Quadrant D Learning“Innovative learning models today must prepare students to

be both college and career ready. In order to accomplish both goals, learning must combine rigor and relevance in an environ-ment of positive relationship. We call this Quadrant D Learn-ing, which incorporates high levels of rigor and relevance,” ex-plained Mr. Hesser.

According to Mr. Hesser, Quadrant D teaching and learning open greater possibilities for increased rigor in the context of greater application and collaboration. In the Quadrant D envi-ronment, students not only gain rigorous skills but also the abil-ity to apply those skills to real-world situations as well as the skills of problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration so needed in the work environment. “This is the direction we are headed in terms of teaching and learning at Justin-Siena.”

A Peek Into Today’s ClassroomThe new 3 Rs and Quadrant D teaching and learning dove-

tail nicely with the 1:1 iPad initiative and the use of School-ogy as a learning management tool. For example, in a recent English class, Mr. Hesser observed students working in groups as they explored mean-ing and literary devices in a short story. “They all had the text on their iPads and were using a note-taking app to both annotate and share an-notations. Through air-server projection, the teacher and the students were able to share their notes and comments, producing a set of dense annotations. One stu-dent asked about the significance of a com-mon symbol—was this not particularly signifi-cant in Asian culture? ‘Explore that,’ the teacher said. In a mat-ter of minutes, the small group had discovered on the Internet a host of applications of that symbol to the short story. An-other group discovered the meaning of an allusion in the story

by researching its historical significance. What in the ‘old days’ would have taken hours of research time was accomplished in the course of a class pe-riod, and students left the class with a rich and deep understanding not only of the story itself and the literary devices of allusion and symbolism, but also having accomplished higher order, critical thinking in a collaborative context.”

“In my walks about the Justin-Siena campus, I see this scenario repeated in various contexts, and am pleased with how the faculty have embraced our charted course,” commented Mr. Hesser. Togeth-er with traditional lecture and demonstration, the educational environment at Justin-Siena is repre-sentative of a much-needed paradigm shift, which will contribute to the long-term success of our stu-dents as they prepare to navigate an ever-changing world.

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mission matters

As a college preparatory high school, Justin-Siena takes great pride in its rigorous academic program, which delivers cutting-edge curriculum to students. Ten Justin-Siena students have earned prestigious recognition for their academic achievement at a national level. About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

Seniors Gabrielle Danzeisen, Albert Morgese, and Ame-lia Hardy, were selected from an applicant pool of 1.5 million as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), as announced in late September. These young schol-ars represent three of the 16,000 semifinalists in the 59th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They will continue in the competition for 8,000 National Merit Scholarships worth about $35 million that will be announced next spring.

Principal Noel Hesser is proud of these students’ academic achievement. “This year our academic program is focusing on the new 3Rs of learning – rigor, relevance, and relationship, and I can’t think of three students who embrace this more. We are a college prep school dedicated to preparing students for college and career, and it is so satisfying to see what these students are engaged in both in and out of the classroom. They are well poised

for long term success.”In addition, the following seniors have earned the Commended

Student honors of the National Merit Scholarship Program (one level below semi-finalists): Andrew Collins, Megan Gafvert, Jacob Guorgui, Helena Herber, John (Henry) Mattei, and Lia Mondavi. Commended students placed among the top five percent of the applicant pool of 1.5 million. “The young men and women being named Commended Students have demon-strated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their school plays in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of the educational excellence in our na-tion.”

Finally, senior Bianca Llamas has been selected as a 2013-14 National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) Scholar. This year NHRP is recognizing 5,300 Hispanic/Latino students from a pool of over 259,000 who took the 2012 PSAT/NMSQT.

About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and more than half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title. NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without gov-ernment assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 440 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champi-ons and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

You can read more about our finalists at: www.justin-siena.org/news

Academic Recognition on a National Level

Gabrielle Danzeisen Albert Morgese Amelia Hardy Bianca Llamas


How did Lasallian education grow around the world to in-clude 64 colleges and universities and over 1,000 schools and educational centers in 84 different countries? How did this educational phenomenon prosper to include over 90,000 brothers and lay educators with nearly 1 million students served? Many in the Lasallian world would cite the Heroic Vow of November 21, 1691, as the beginning of an association, guided by God’s grace, as a critical moment that triggered this educational revolution. On this date John Baptist de La Salle, Nicholas Vuyart, and Gabriel Drolin committed themselves to bring about the work of Christian education in France, even if they were the last ones left to do so. These men dared to believe that God was calling them to identify the needs of their society and empowering them to respond. In an act of faith and hope they performed a radical act to vow to live for one another and the God who called them to ministry. Today, those who serve in Lasallian educational institutions understand this vow as a framework for how we are to be associated for the mission and for the sake of the students entrusted to our care.

Fast forward 320 years…the Justin-Siena faculty and staff gathered together on August 12-13, 2013, on retreat at St. Jo-seph’s Camp along the Russian River. As students were shop-ping for new school clothes and supplies, the faculty and staff prepared for the beginning of school in an overnight retreat, gathering to reflect on what it means to be “Associated for the

Lasallian Mission” in our present day. Facilitated by Brother Mark Murphy, FSC, we spent time in prayer, reflection, and group discussion on the integral “association” that is central to our Lasallian educational mission. Association unites our talents; gives focus to our roles as administrators, faculty, and staff; and guarantees cohesion to all aspects of the commitment we make to students.

The tradition of the heroic vow is one that continues to this day in our lives as Lasallians working with the students of Justin-Siena. What does an effective commitment to “asso-ciation” require of us as faculty and staff? What new ways of experiencing this “association” can we anticipate or glimpse might be part of this year’s school experience?

Circular 461 is a document on which Lasallians around the world are meditating. It is the starting point for local and in-ternational conversation about the contemporary challenges of our educational mission as Lasallian partners. This year on professional days the faculty/staff will be using this document as a basis to guide our work, give shape to our formation, and enliven our spirituality. Circular 461 begins with the reading from the Gospel of John and a mandate to Justin-Siena faculty, staff, and administrators, as well as all Lasallians, to renew our call:

“In the gospel the risen Lord calls his disciples to a new fu-ture. Lost and uncertain about what they are to do, they de-

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An Act of Hope for Justin-Siena Faculty and Staff By Mr.Andrew Hodges

DIRECTOR OF ADULT FAITH FORMATION

So they went out, got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. When it was already dawn, Je-sus, was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not recognize Him. Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” So He said, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish. (John 21:3-6)

cide to return to their former lives as fishermen. But as is often the case, Christ interrupts their rou-tine to renew their call to follow him. Despite all that he had taught them before, they still needed to learn more. …As Lasallians we too are called to cast our nets over the ‘right side of the boat’ and not return to our former lives…lives that afforded us the comfort of the ‘known.’ No, Christ is now inter-rupting our Lasallian journey with a new mandate to explore roads untraveled in faith and zeal.”

Just as Jesus’s original disciples were called to step out of their comfort zones to evangelize and three 17th century men vowed to have their lives interrupted by the enormity of the adventure into which the Holy Spirit led them, the faculty and staff of Justin-Siena are discerning this year what the mandate to explore roads untrav-eled in faith and zeal means for us.

The faculty and staff left retreat concentrating on the daily work and service ahead of us as an act of hope. One staff member re-marked, “Brother Mark and the overall theme of retreat were both very helpful and meaningful. I felt spiritually alive and able to focus on retreat. Having time with my colleagues is always a nice thing and sets the right tone for me to begin.” If you are interested in learning more about Circular 461 or the Lasallian mission please join the conversation and visit this site: www.lasalle.org/en/2012/01/

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The school year started with a packed performing arts schedule, and an ever- increasing number of students dazzled au-diences in several productions. Most re-cently was the standing-room-only instru-mental and choral Winter Concert, Snow Fall, held in the Chapel at Mont La Salle.

The Performing Arts season began with an outdoor production in the round of-Chickspeare, performed in the center of Patrons Plaza by guest artists from Los An-geles ComedySportz; Mr. James Bailey di-rected.

Then, in the style of a classic radio play, faculty and student performers took the the stage in the North Gym for Ray Brad-bury’s Fahrenheit 451. Produced as part of the school’s One School, One Book initiative, the show included post performance, dis-cussions with the actors.

Later in the fall, our young performers mounted a production of Almost, Maine at the Napa Opera house to rave reviews.

We hope you join us in 2014 as we con-tinue our performing arts calendar with the improvisational hit, ComedySportz; the spring musical production of Cole Por-ter’s Anything Goes; a Spring Concert; the dramatic production of Bang, Bang, You’re Dead; and the always popular dance show, Spellbound, “presenting a dance-tastical menagerie of peasants, princesses, and pi-orettes.” Check our calendar at the front of this magazine and online for ticket in-formation.

See you at the next show!

Braves on Stage


braves report

The Athletics Department strives for a values-based athletic experience. Our student athletes broaden their own experiences and education by learning and modeling the im-portant values of competitive spirit, teamwork, discipline, dedication, and sportsman-ship that coexist with our overall school mission. As Athletic Director, I am proud of their achievements and wish to congratulate our student athletes, their families, and our coaches on an exceptional season. Way to go, Braves! –MICHAEL FISHER, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

CROSS COUNTRY Head Coach – Chris Fidler ’02

• The boys and girls varsity teams finished their seasons with identical 2-7 records

• Senior Teal Bullick qualified for the CIF State Cross Country Meet in Fresno, where she finished in 79th-place finish out of 212 Division IV runners. Teal Finished in 10th place at the MCAL championships, and 11th at the NCS Championships

• Junior Connor De Leuze led the boys team by placing in 8th place in the MCAL Champi-onships. Connor covered the hilly and challenging 3.1-mile course in a time of 17 minutes and 25 seconds for a pace of 5:37 per mile.

• Rounding out the NCS finishers for the Justin-Siena girls team were freshmen Donna Ros-coe, Ryann England, Kayla DeLeuze, and Janae Lewis, as well as juniors Summer Atwood and Abbey Castrucci.

• Rounding out the NCS finishers for the Braves boys team were juniors Austin Castrucci and Joseph Osgood, sophomores Will Miller and Sami Zaia, and freshmen Dante de los Santos and Cameron Vaziri.

FOOTBALL Head Coach – Rich Cotruvo

• The varsity team finished the year with a 6-5 season, and 3-3 in MCAL play

• The varsity Braves qualified for the NCS Division IV Playoffs

• The Braves were lead by seniors Diano Pachote, Carter Latno, Stephen Lum, and Cuentin Bates

• The JV team finished 7-3 and the Freshman Team 3-7

GIRLS GOLF Head Coach – Ray Graziani

• The varsity team finished the year with an undefeated 14-0 record (second undefeated year in a row), and won the MCAL team tournament

• They took 2nd place at the NCS Division II Tournament

• Junior Kathleen Scavo qualified for the CIF State Tournament, at Quail Hollow Golf Course in Carmel, where she finished 19th

• The Braves were led by Junior Kathleen Scavo, followed by sophomores Maria Davis,

Emma Duge, and Kristina Reyna.

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way to go braves!

WATER POLO Head Coach – Joey Gullikson

• The boys varsity team finished 19-5, taking 3rd place in MCAL

• The boys varsity qualified for NCS and finished their season in the Semi-Finals vs. Redwood

• The boys varsity also took 1st place at the Wine Valley Tournament, and 2nd place at the Fresno Fall Classic

• The boys varsity team was led by seniors Paul Brown, and the MCAL Goalie of the Year, Dylan Youngborg

• Junior Joey MacNichols, and sophomore Sam Sheekey also helped lead the Braves

• The girls varsity team is finished with a 8-9 record, taking 5th Place in MCAL

• The girls varsity team went to the first round of the MCAL playoffs

• The girls varsity team was led by junior Sam Pfaff, and sophomore Margaret Cline.

• Seniors Theresa Bell, Sydney Ceccato, Emma Curry, and Danika Darrin also helped lead the Braves

• The Water Polo program had a record number of 40 student-athletes this year which allowed us to field boys and girls JV teams

• The girls JV team finished the year with a 0-6 record

• The boys JV team finished the year with a 6-4 record


fall reviewBOYS SOCCER Head Coach – John Schwartz

• The varsity team finished the season with a 5-10-4 record, one point shy of ad-vancing to the MCAL and NCS Championships

• The Braves were led by seniors Irvin Colin, Julio Olivera, Nicholas Geesey, and Adolfo Ledesma, Jr.

• The JV boys Soccer team finished with a 5-11 record

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Head Coach – Tiffany Molinar ’07

• The varsity team won the NCS Division IV Championships, defeating St. Helena, Moreau Catholic, Healdsburg, and St. Patrick/St. Vincent high schools

• The varsity team earned a #4 seed in the California State Tournament

• The Braves were led by seniors India Medaris, Emily Wirick, and Melissa Castellucci.

• Juniors Claire Ballentine and Ali Deming also helped lead the Braves this season.

• The JV team finished with a 14-5 record, taking 1st place in the Nor Cal Tournament

• The Frosh team finished with a 10-4 record, taking 2nd place in the Nor Cal Tournament

GIRLS TENNIS Head Coach – Jim Reilly

• The Braves finished the season with a 7-10 record and a 5-6 record in the MCAL, including winning the last 2 team matches of the year by defeating Drake 6-3, and Novato 5-4

• The Braves were led by senior Olivia Wilson and junior Claudia Torkelson playing #1 and #2 singles

• Other singles players includes sophomore Laura Amenda, freshman Morgan Snow, senior Christina Byrne, and junior Frances Minigan

• Doubles players were juniors Kiera Connelly and Marcela Hernandez; sopho-more Macaela Tandinco and junior Izzy Dodino; and freshman Sofia Quinones, and sophomore Anna Pestana-Lee

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Mike Ledwich ’78Alumni Council President

CAROLINA GONZALEZAssociate Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations

[email protected] ext. 628

A Message from the Alumni Council

Dear Alumni,

There has been tremendous energy with the alumni these past few months and the Office of Advancement looks forward to capitalizing on the great momentum we have to welcome as many alumni back to campus as possible.

In September, Vocation Day brought back thirty-eight alumni who spoke about their vocations as doctors, law-yers, movie producers, and more to our 672 students. Later, we hosted an alumni Homecoming reception with more than eighty people in attendance.

November started strong with a successful Alumni Generations Golf Tournament, which raised money for the Alumni Generations Fund. It has been more than four years since we last hosted a golf tournament, and I was pleased with the alumni showing, and anticipate next year being even bigger and better. We also played our annual Alumni Games with more than eighty participants who braved the cold to play soccer and a few elbows to play basketball.

On December 20 we hosted our first Alumni at Night for our younger alumni (21 years of age or older) from the Classes of 1997–2010 and were thrilled with an impressive turnout for a Holiday Happy Hour at The Thomas & Fagiani’s Bar. Likewise, with the always-sold-out Crab Feed on January 25, our goal is to have 100+ alumni in attendance! Please purchase your tickets now, since this event will sell out.

All of this is done with the careful planning of the Alumni Council and the Office of Advancement. It is with great pleasure we welcome Carolina Gonzalez to Justin-Siena as the new Associate Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations. She comes to us with deep roots in Catholic education as a graduate of Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton and Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. Carolina brings dynamism to the office and she is already working to re-engage alumni throughout the generations. She is an incredible asset to the school community and looks forward to meeting many of you at our various events.

If you would like more information about how you can be involved with Justin-Siena, please contact Carolina Gonzalez at [email protected] or 707.255.0950 ext. 628. I hope to see you at any of our alumni gatherings and especially on campus.

Go Braves!

Alumni CouncilMike Ledwich ’78 President

Tim Malloy ’87Vice-President

Andrew Bettencourt ’01

Kristen Brotemarkle ’08

Greg Calvelo ’89

Brianna Caron ’05

Kristen Clark ’89

Jenny Lohwasser Gass ’93

Luke Ham ’05

Rob Lucchetti ’91

Colin Marchesini ’08

Jodi Palmer ’88

Introducing:

A New Logo:

Justin-Siena unveiled a new logo for alumni this fall to unify its identity for print and online publications, as well as merchandise.


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Keynote Address

A.J. Riebli ’87Production Manager, Pixar Animation Studios

VOCATION DAY

A.J. Riebli ’87 has collaborated on award-winning films such as Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, and Up at Pixar. He has worked in a management capacity in the Editorial, Animation and Crowds/Simulation Departments. As a manager, he partners and works with the creative team to achieve the Director’s vision and get it up on the screen for audiences to see and enjoy over and over again.

ADVICE: “Opportunities sur-round you every day. You need to be open and mindful to your surroundings and the interac-tions you have with others on a daily basis. No job should be below you. Perceived “Dead End” jobs may actually be great, door opening opportunities. The worst thing anyone can say to you is “No.” Keep working and being persistent until someone says “Yes”. Treat people how you would like to be treated. Have empathy for others. Try and put yourself in someone else’s shoes and see how it feels. Listen more, talk less. Be punctual. Sometimes being an overnight success takes 20 years. Love what you do and you will never work another day in your life. Have one great laugh every day.

Tim Borman ’73 is the former Fire Chief for the City of Napa. “I was responsible for the entire City of Napa Fire Department which included four fire stations, a fire prevention bureau and fire admin-istration. I was enjoying a career as a school teacher and wanted to give back to my community in another way so I became a volunteer fire-fighter. Even though I loved teach-ing, I had even a stronger passion for the fire service. I eventually left the teaching profession to become a career firefighter.”

In 1982, James E. Collins ’77 be-gan at Coopers & Lybrand (C&L), one of the largest CPA firms in the world, and was responsible for auditing private and publicly held clients and providing management consulting services. He then joined Pete’s Brewing Company as its Chief Financial Officer and raised $60 million on NASDAQ in an IPO, after which he joined Com-touch Software as its CFO, raising over $100 million on NASDAQ from an IPO and private investors. In 2001, he joined Tatum LLP as a partner providing management-

consulting services. After moving back to the Napa Valley, Mr. Col-lins spent four years as the CFO of two Napa Valley companies with interests in wine, real estate and retail before co-founding Halsey Bottling in 2006, now one of the largest mobile wine bottlers in California. Beginning in January 2014, he will begin a new career as a professor teaching accounting to graduate students.

Hector Bedolla ’77 is a consul-tant, salesman, and PCA with Crop Production Services. “I worked in the wine/grape industry for 30 years as a vineyard manager. In this career I developed over 1,000 acres in Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties. I’ve been a consultant for 35 years and have traveled the world. I have owned vineyard and have made wines. Now I am representing an interna-tional company promoting services and selling over 600 agricultural production products.”

Greg Klement ’77 is a captain for United Airlines flying a 767 mainly to Hawaii. He has a B.A.

in Business Administration from Sacramento State.

Michael Murray ’78 is the Chief Financial Officer at Napa Recycling & Waste Services. “I’m the top finance person in our nine-company operation working in the trash and recycling collection and processing industry. My main job duties are setting policy, directing employees, reviewing their work product, working on business opportunities and managing all the components that relate to finances (accounting, budgeting, forecast-ing, and modeling).”

Michael Brisbin ’79 is a partner with Wilson, Elser Attorneys. His focus is insurance defense, and he has tried more than 21 jury trials.

Tim Keown ’82 is a senior writer at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. His advice to students: “If you want to write, you’ve got to find your style, and the only way to do that is to read. Read novels, nonfiction books, short stories, magazines, newspapers. And you’ve got to write. Write as often

Friday, September 27, 2013, was a true Homecoming. More than thirty-five alums returned to campus to share their vocational stories, and the Keynote Address was offered by Mr. Riebli. For highlights please visit www.justin-siena.org/vocationday. A number of alums stayed on for the Braves Homecoming game which was preceded by an alumni reception at the Christian Brothers Center. Please contact the Alumni Office at ext. 628 if you would like information about presenting at Vocation Day in the fall of 2015.


as possible about as many topics as possible. Most importantly, take chances. You can’t be good until you’ve been bad.” In his 28 years in the field, he’s earned 3 New York Times best-selling books and numerous national awards for magazine writing, including Deadline Club awards for profile writing, New York Press Club awards for profile writing and public affairs reporting.

Chris Schofield ’83 has been involved with the energy sector for close to 20 years, primarily on the financing side. He currently over-sees all finance, accounting, and legal activities for ThermaSource as the Chief Financial Officer. He has been directly involved with the financing of both conventional and alternative forms of energy, lead-ing the structuring of extremely complex transactions. Prior to ThermaSource, his experience includes leading the business devel-opment and finance activities for a biofuels effort that was successfully merged with another company. He is the founder of Presidio Energy, an advisory firm that focuses on alternative energy and has repre-sented some of the leading utilities and investment firms. Chris also worked for Exxon and US Gener-

ating Company. At US Generating Company, a joint vneture between Bechtel and PG&E, he focused on project financing energy projects.

Joseph Tichy ’84 is a passenger pilot for Southwest Airlines. “The decision to enter this profession began with a 20 minute lesson at the Napa Airport. To put it simply, it was fun. I then began reading about aeronautical schools. It’s a customer service job, getting people where they want to go quickly and comfortably.

Tim Malloy ’87 owns MIV Insurance Services in St. Helena, which is a full service insurance agency. “My great grandfather started a real estate/Insurance agency in 1910 that has been in my family ever since. My grandfather encouraged me to ‘try’ the insurance industry when graduating from college. If you like dealing with people, the insur-

ance industry is a great profession. Developing thick skin is a must but at the end of the day the reward is incredible.”

Michelle Kiess Schilter ’87 is an organic dairy farmer with Sun-Ton Farms in Chehalis, Washington. “Together with my husband Lonny Schilter, we operate a 475-cow organic dairy in Southwest Washington. My main respon-sibility is taking care of the calves from birth to approximately 6 months of age. Additionally, I am responsible for the record keeping operation of our organic milk and beef production certification. Our farm has registered Holsteins and I am responsible for the ongoing registration of animals that enter our herd. During the summer I do a variety of fieldwork - this includes mowing, raking, and driv-ing truck during both our silage and hay production operations.”

Chris Altobell ’88 owns Altobell Insurance Services. He graduated from Saint Mary’s College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics in 1992 and then UC Davis Graduate School of Management in 2005 and now owns his own insur-ance agency. Advice for students: “Submitting a resume online is the least likely way to find the best jobs. Use your personal network to explore your interests. Your par-ents’ friends work for companies in which you might be interested in working. See if they can facilitate a foot in the door.”

Jonathan Jose ’88 is vice presi-dent of global online production for the Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. He has lead teams on digital projects including the development of global web/mobile sites and e-commerce businesses and manages a worldwide 200-member produc-tion team.

Timothy Wahle ’88 is the sole proprietor/owner of a private dental practice. He holds degrees from University of San Francisco, B.S., Biology, 1992 and Creighton University, D.D.S., 1997.

Pictured left to right: (back) Joseph Tichy ’84, Chris Schofield ’83, Will Schindler ’01, Tim Borman ’73, Kyle Lely ’02, Dominic DeGuilio ’03, Luke Ham ’05, Greg Klement ’77, Kevin Maher ’89, Monty Gray ‘95, Tim Keown ’82; (middle) Chris Altobell ’88, Br. Patrick Martin, Br. David Deradoorian, Br. Tony Elfering, Br. Roberto Martinez, Matthew Farver ’94, A.J. Riebli ’87, Jonathan Jose ’88, Elizabeth Guerra ’00, Jordan Wright ’05, Michael Brisbane ’79; (front) Michael Murray ’78, Dr. Timothy Wahle ’88, Stephie Daquioag ’03, Dr. Emily Cotter ’00, Taylor Bartolucci DeGuilio ’00, James Collins ’77, Hector Bedolla ’77, Marissa Cardwell ’01, Tim Malloy ’87, Olivia Everett ’04, Michelle Kiess Schilter ’87


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Kevin Maher ’89 is the Director of Global Network Services for eBay, Inc. “Network services con-nects 80,000 computers to each other within multiple data centers, and keeps those data centers con-nected to each other and to the internet, while filtering out attacks targeting the production web site and other related services. My job is to provide leadership to multiple teams, find ways to apply people and technology to solve large dif-ficult problems, and find and hire (and retain) the most skilled and resourceful people as possible.”

Matthew Farver ’94 is employed by E&J Gallo Winery in Modesto as the Marketing Manager of Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, the #1 revenue wine brand in the United States, Matthew, “oversees daily operations of the brand and is responsible for managing strategy, innovation and new product devel-opment, consumer insights, brand financials, as well as advertising, media, and public relations.” He holds degrees from Duke Univer-sity (BA 1998) and Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management (MBA 2012).

Monty Gray ’95 specializes in Mergers and Acquisitions, corpo-rate strategic investments, mergers and acquisitions strategy, business

model assessment, financial mod-eling at SAP Software.

Jennifer Ring ’96 is the Direc-tor of Business Development at St. Helena Hospital, Adventist Health. “I help the health system make decisions on new services, new technology, and where to hire new physicians. I monitor commu-nity health needs, trends with new technologies, and study how our patients are accessing healthcare services.”

Brandon LaRocco ’98 is a math instructor, assistant varsity football coach, and head track and field coach at Justin-Siena. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science at Uni-versity of California, Davis.

Emily Cotter ’00 is a resident physician in Family Medicine at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. “I was interested in full-spectrum medical training which could provide me with a broad skill set enabling me to work anywhere in the world, from urban centers in California to rural communi-ties in Africa. I chose to train and work at a county hospital from a human rights standpoint because I believe in providing medical care to underserved populations no matter one’s ability to pay. I trained in public health prior to medicine and love the ability to make a wide-reaching impact with prevention and community health, but I also love individual experiences treating patients in clinical medicine.”

Taylor Bartolucci DeGuilio ’00 is the co-founder of Lucky Penny Productions, which has produced over 10 fully staged theatrical productions (musical and non) that have been staged at the Napa Valley Opera House, Napa Valley Play-house, and Napa Valley Wine Train Depot. She is also a 4th generation family member at Madonna Estate Winery where her tasks include managing the Tasting Room hospi-tality staff and Reserve Wine Club as well as special events.

Elizabeth N. Guerra ’00 is an archaeologist at the University of California, Davis in the Depart-ment of Anthropology as the Prin-cipal Museum Preparator for the campus anthropological research repository. “On a day-to-day basis, I perform a multitude of tasks including working with interns to identify, sort, and catalog historic and prehistoric archaeological ma-terials and artifacts, documenting, rehabilitating, and maintaining the preservation of archaeological and ethnographic collections from ar-eas throughout California, making archaeological and ethnographic data accessible to researchers from all around the world, coordinating and performing consultations with researchers and Native American Tribal officials in compliance with state and federal laws, and work-ing with Native American tribal members in an effort to research cultural heritage.” As for how she got involved in this line of work, “I found myself extremely ill infected with salmonella in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador while on a community service project the summer between my junior and senior years of high school. Be-cause we were so far removed from any city having access to a hospital, I spent weeks in the care of native shamans. It was a fascinating experience and eye-opening to a world that wasn’t like the one I had been used to. I knew immediately that I had found my calling, to study cultures, past and present, and the wealth of diversity in this world, and to share that knowledge with others.” Marissa Cardwell ’01 works in the Biosafety Program at Mas-sachusetts Institute of Technol-ogy where she is responsible for assessing the hazards associated with research involving biological material. This can include human blood samples, animal tissues, biological toxins and infectious microorganisms. It is her job to en-sure compliance with regulations and to collaborate with researchers

helping them remain safe while handling bio-hazardous material and following correct procedures. Will Schindler ’01 is Principal at Stretto Solutions, a company which provides technology con-sulting services, especially mobile and web application develop-ment, as a partner to clients that range from a major multinational electronics manufacturer to a San Francisco-based federal agency. The company assesses, designs, builds, tests, and implements custom software end-to-end. “My first introduction to computer sci-ence as an academic discipline was in two independent-study courses I took with Mrs. DiGiacomo at Justin-Siena, in the back of a geometry class, to fill an empty slot in my schedule-and I learned more in those classes than any single class in my college degree.”

Chris Fidler ’02 is a Justin-Siena faculty member and Engineering Department Chair. He is also the cross-country and track and field coach for the Braves.

Kyle Lely ’02 is an Engineer/Paramedic with Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue. “I work on both the fire engine and the ambulance. We are an all-risk department and respond to calls such as medical aids, car accidents, structure fires, wild land fires, gas leaks, etc.”

Stephie Daquioag ’03 is the Di-rector of Leadership Development and Project C.O.P.E. for the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center in Orange County. She supervises an outdoor adventure area that


Justin-Siena’s Alumni Council hosted their first alumni golf tournament benefiting the Alumni Generations Fund. The event was held on Mon-day, November 11, 2013, at the Napa Valley Country Club. More than 60 players came out to play, and we hope to see many more players at next year’s tournament!

Pictured above: (top) Alumni Council Members Rob Luc-chetti ’91, Greg Calvelo ’89, Jenny Gass ’93, Brian Dodd ’02, Mike Ledwich ’78; (bottom) April Duge -JS parent, Trent Stoppello ’91, Christina Rossi ’90, and Robin Short ’91

includes two zip lines, low-wired challenge course, and a high ropes course. IROEC provides opportuni-ties for both group and personal growth through learning and doing, whether it be through team-building activities, solving puzzles or jumping from a platform 30 feet in the air.

Dominic DeGuilio ’03 works for the Napa Police Department. He responds to calls for service, investigates crimes, prepares crime reports, and provides court testi-mony. “I made my decision to enter law enforcement for the variety of experiences it had to offer. Every day can hold a new challenge with new circumstances and people.”

Olivia Everett ’04 is the CEO of the Arts Council Napa Valley. She serves as the primary liaison to the Board of Directors and all committees, builds business and government relationships, directs partnerships, and oversees all agency fundraising and internal operations for the Arts Council Napa Valley. She also worked as the Marketing Director for Solano College and was Co-Founder & Community Outreach Liaison for Wandering Rose. She encourages Art Students to build relationships in the community.

Rev. Luke Ham ’05 is a Pastor in the United Methodist Church in Alamo. “I teach, preach and lead worship for a congregation of

1,150 members in the Contra Costa County. I also focus much of my en-ergy on work with youth and young adults. I am passionate about rethink-ing ‘church’ and taking worship to new places such as coffee shops, parks, bars, and bowling alleys. I have always been fascinated by all religious traditions. My initial call began when I was in Campus Ministry at Justin-Siena. I resisted following it until late in college when I withdrew my law school applications and applied to Seminary instead.”

Jordan-Anne Wright ’05 is a Registered Nurse at John Muir Medical Center in Concord. “I currently work on the Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Cardiol-ogy Care Unit. I care for those who are recovering from surgical pro-cedures in regards to acute cardiac injury, palliative cancer treatments and other thoracic disease. I have always had a desire to help those in need and have always had an interest in the medical field. My youngest sister was born my junior year at Justin-Siena; I was inspired by the nurses caring for my mom while in labor. I admired the nurses’ emotional strength, compassion and empathy while noticing their true passion and love for what they do.

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1972

Marc Mondavi (above) of C. Mondavi & Family recently made public a special skill he’s been practicing for over 40 years. In addition to being a well-known vintner, he is a water witch (also known as a dowser or water diviner). He discovered at an early age his ability to find water under-ground using divining rods. Marc continues to spend much of his time in the vineyards where he oversees the fam-ily’s business and ensures they remain properly irrigated.

1988

Sean Pramuk, along with Giovanni Guerrera, Michael Miguel, and James Elrich opened the doors to Foodshed Pizza and Pasta in July of this year, with the hope of making a difference in the community. Foodshed is a pizzeria, pasta

shop, and teaching kitchen providing Napa’s at-risk and underserved populations with professional culinary training and opportunities for long-term success. Sean and Giovanni are joining forces again following their successful management of Uva Trattoria in downtown Napa from 2001-2009. They were keen to collaborate again on such a community-oriented and ground-breaking project.

1989

Joshua Farrell recently released his first book, The Sonoma Police Report, where he delivers an entertaining view of Sonoma with a hilarious compilation of police blotter excerpts from the Sonoma Index-Tribune, kooky tales from locals, and personal stories. The book is currently available on Amazon, Kindle, & Createspace.

1994

After a stellar NCAA baseball playing and coaching career, Michael Kramer has been liv-ing in Maine for 7 years work-ing in pharmaceutical sales with his wife, Kristina, and 2 year old daughter, Madeline.

1997

Shannon McDermott and Stephen Harle welcomed their son, Alexander James (above), on September 29, 2013, in Sydney, Australia. Baby Alex is pictured with his big brother Robbie who is two -and-a-half years old. Helen and Thom McDermott (current faculty) are the proud grandparents.

1998

Brandon LaRocco and Miranda Welsh LaRocco ’01 welcomed their daughter, Pay-ton Loren (below), on August 29, 2013; 9lbs. 9ozs.; 21 inches.

Caitlin McDermott Tchai-kowitz and her husband, Da-vid, welcomed their daughter, Abigail Rose (below), on August 28, 2013, in New York City. Helen and Thom McDermott (current faculty) are the proud grandparents.

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2001

Jason Anthony (above), who played on Napa Valley College’s 2003 state championship golf team, qualified to play in the U.S. Amateur at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachu-setts, and Charles River Coun-try Club in August 2013.

2005

Kristina Lee volunteered to start a social media campaign over the summer for the Sinskey Eye Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Institute is a permanent, full-service medical/surgical facility that treated over 13,000 patients in 2012. Founded in 2005, the Robert Sinskey Eye Institute is open every day and employs a full-time staff of 12, including two ophthalmologists.

2006

Kevin Foster (right) married Lauren Catherine Philipps on March 9, 2013, at Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma. Class-mates in attendance included: Andrew Dowdle ’06, Billy Wilcoxson ’06, Scott Wange-man ’06, Jason Lehman ’06, Anthony Fontes ’06,

Shea Giaquinto ’06, Shane Raftery ’06, and Warren Shinnamon ’06. What a great mini reunion!

2006

English teacher, Mrs. Weak-ley (above center), and her daughter Melissa Weakley (above left) met up with former JSHS International student, Vera Schindlmeier ‘09 (above right) on their visit to Munich, Germany. Vera, who has just finished an internship in tour-ism and marketing, will be con-tinuing university to complete her degree. Melissa, studying

for her Masters in Interna-tional Relations in Bangkok, Thailand, had been traveling Europe for three weeks prior to meeting up with her mother in Poland. The Braves spent the evening at the English Garden, enjoying catching up and the sights and sounds of one of the largest beer gardens in Europe!

2007

Rachel Maher (above) is cur-rently the team captain for the Raiderettes in Oakland. She visited our campus on May 23, 2013 to speak in Mr. Bergh-out’s sophomore religion class: Christology and Ecclesiology. Her witness talk was centered around the theme: Discipleship means being “salt and light” for the world by contributing our gifts to the Church and the human community.

Eduardo Villalobos and Ellen Thompson Villalobos ’06 welcomed their daughter, Ann Oliva (below), on July 22, 2013.

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2009

Nicholas Bellomy graduated from Georgetown Univer-sity May 2013 with a B.S. in Foreign Service, International Politics – Security Studies with Honors. Over the summer he was in Napa working remotely with a Georgetown Professor doing paid research work in his field. He was offered a full time job in his field working for the government and started in September.

Paul Dugoni (below) recently graduated from University of the Pacific with a degree in Business Marketing. During the 2012-2013 school year, Paul held positions at Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and at the Pacific American Marketing Association (PAMA). Paul was awarded the honor of Greek Man of the Year on the UOP campus, for showing exemplary leadership around campus and for his level of involvement in the Pacific community. This past summer, he worked for the Napa V Foundation Wine Cel-ebration for Cancer Research. Paul is currently employed by Rutherford Hill Winery.

Gregory Zobel is the Assistant Production Coordinator for Da-vid E. Kelley Productions’ new television show starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Geller, entitled ‘The Crazy Ones’, about a father-daughter ad agency. The show aired Sep-tember 26th on CBS. It was at Justin-Siena that Gregory first became involved with videogra-phy and theatre, which honed an intense and focused interest in a career in film production.

2010

Janae Bassignani, in her senior year at ASU, landed an exciting internship as a production intern/assistant for the movie CarDogs. This film is the first of its kind because it was produced entirely by Arizona State University (ASU) students. Professor Adam Collis directed the project with over 100 ASU film students working as the cast and crew members.

Janelle Travis (above) joined the Washburn University wom-en’s basketball team, ranked No. 20 in the USA Today Sports Division II national poll, as their starting point guard this year. While at Justin-Siena, Janelle earned all-state and was the all-Napa County and North Bay player of the year as a senior.

Cole Williams (right), who played his senior year for the Braves and two years at Napa Valley College, signed a nation-al letter-of-intent to play for William Penn, a small private NAIA school that is located in south central Iowa and plays in the Midwest Collegiate Confer-ence. Cole received an athletic scholarship.

2011

Todd Amador (above) is a Pri-vate in the United States Army and will be serving in South Korea until September 2014.

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Dwight Boyko (above) is a junior at the University of Nevada, Reno studying Me-chanical Engineering. Early in his studies, Dwight found a passion for learning the basics of a 3D modeling program and is currently in charge of the 3D printer and 3D scanner at the DeLaMare Library on campus. His position has increased his knowledge of 3D programming and he has been able to design multiple objects such as key chains, Legos and iPhone cases. He has even helped others take their ideas and make them into reality.

Beau Wheeler (below) serves our country as a Private First Class in the US Marines.

Homecoming Revelry for the Next GenerationJim Day ’72 and his son, Evan Day ’16, are pictured with Kendall Howell ’14, who was in the 2013 Home-coming court with Evan as her escort, and her mother Judith Dick Howell ’84. Go Braves!

ALUMNI eNEWSLETTER

Hopefully you already receive the Braves Bulletin a couple times a month during the school year, but we are now adding an Alumni newsletter to our communication tool kit to keep you up to date with alumni-specific news and events. If you have not received this in your inbox, please contact Carolina Gonzalez at [email protected]. We look forward to connecting with you.

Michaela Weiner (above) came home for the Homecoming Game in September so as to pass on the title of Queen not to one Brave, but two Braves, Natalie Avellar ’14 and Genny Say ’14.

ALL-ALUMNI

Save the Date

6.14.14All Alumni are encouraged to reconnect at

Justin-Siena’s All-Alumni Reunion Weekend.

Especially celebrating the Classes of 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009

Come see some of the amazing changes on campus, enjoy dinner and drinks. Each year Justin-Siena will host an All-Alumni Reunion on campus.

COME BE A PART OF THE TRADITION.

THE START OF A NEW JUSTIN-SIENA TRADITION

ALL-ALUMNI

Save the Date

6.14.14

2012–2013ANNUAL REPORT


annual report

Dear Justin-Siena Community,It is with great pleasure that I begin my second year as the

Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Justin-Siena. As you may know, the Board of Trustees is comprised of volunteers whose purpose is to safeguard and advance the school’s mission on be-half of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Potential board mem-bers undergo training on the Lasallian charism (history, spiri-tuality, and philosophy of education) and Policy Governance–a model used by Lasallian schools throughout the District of San Francisco as developed by Dr. John Carver. The Board seeks to answer three questions: Whom do we serve? What do we pro-vide? At what cost?

As a Board, we focus on broad issues, and then delegate the operation of the school to the President and CEO. Policy Gov-ernance separates the issues of organizational purpose from all other organizational activity. On a monthly basis, we monitor the administration’s achievement of the Ends Policies, enabling staff to approach and steward the mission in a manner they deem fit, as long as the means of doing so is in line with the Board’s Ends Policies and Executive Limitations.

Justin-Siena is in a strong place and poised for incredible success in the future. Benchmarks in the school’s ambitious strategic plan continue to be achieved, and the financial support from faculty and staff, parents, alumni, alumni parents, grand-parents, foundations, and friends all ensure that Justin-Siena is able to move forward. We are lucky to be a part of such a vibrant community. I look forward to seeing you at any number of upcoming Justin-Siena events. Sempre Avanti!

Sincerely,

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mr. James Heim, ChairBr. Kevin Slate, FSC, Vice Chair

St. Emmanuel Cardinale, OPMr. Thomas Durante ’93

Mr. Dennis PedisichMrs. Mel Denise Preimesberger

Br. Stanislaus Sobczyk, FSC, Ed.D.Dr. Paul Sweigert

Ms. Suzanne Truchard

President & CEOMr. Robert T. Jordan

Secretary & Financial OfficerMr. John Van Hofwegen

Recording SecretaryMs. Caroline Bettencourt Gerlomes ’79

Mr. James Heim

James HeimBoard of Trustees, Chair

A Message from the Board of Trustees


Note: We make every effort to assure all donors are properly listed in our report. If your name was inadvertently left out or listed incorrectly, we apologize. Please contact the Advancement Office at 707.255.0950 ext. 641 to advise us of this error. Thank you.

Operating Revenue and Expenses 2012-2013

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OPERATING REVENUE

Tuition and Fees 81.49%

Auxiliary Programs 3.59%

Fundraising (Gifts & Grants) 4.99%

Special Events 2.29%

Justin-Siena Foundation 1.2%

Braves Store & Transportation 3.29%

Other 3.79%

TOTAL REVENUE

Salaries and Benefits 56.8%

Tuition Assistance 14.6%

Administration/Technology 7.8%

Academic/Co-Curricular Programs 5.4%

Auxiliary Programs 3.2%

Operations and Maintenance 5.2%

Braves Store & Transportation 5.6%

Capital Expenditures 1.4%

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$9,335,673

$405,086

$566,371

$256,925

$129,168

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$426,232

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$ 369,088

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Honor Roll of DonorsParents, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends of Justin-Siena make a difference each year by including our students and programs in their charitable giving. We offer this Honor Roll of Donors in recognition of gifts which were contributed between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013.

Founder’s Society$25,000 +Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Ackerman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Andrew BeckstofferDodd Family TrustJustin-Siena H.S. FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard H. OsgoodThe Peter A. and Vernice H. Gasser Foundation

Trustee Society$10,000—$25,000Mr. and Mrs. Aaron J. Adair Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. AndradeAckerman Family VineyardsMr. Eberhard BrussMr. and Mrs. Darrin ChannelsFidelity Charitable Gift FundMr. and Mrs. Jorge A. HernandezMr. and Mrs. Robert J. JenningsMr. A. Maurice Myers and Mrs. Elizabeth MyersMr. and Mrs. David Preimesberger

Sisters of St. Dominic, Congregation of the Most Holy NameMr. and Mrs. D.J. SmithThe Benilde Religious International TrustMr. and Ms. David WignallMr. and Mrs. Robert D. Zeller, Jr. ‘76

Leadership Society$5,000 - $9,999Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. ArmstrongMr. and Mrs. William Ballentine Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frank BozziniMr. and Mrs. Edward Cain, MDMr. and Mrs. Paul CampbellMr. and Mrs. David A. CastrucciChevron Corporation Matching Gifts ProgramMr. and Mrs. James E. Collins ‘77Mr. and Mrs. Paul CroftDrs. Kathryn and David DanzeisenMrs. Margaret DarrinMr. and Mrs. Brett DeLeuze ‘83Mr. and Mrs. Christian P. Fassari

Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. GallagherMr. and Mrs. Shawn P. GuttersenMr. and Mrs. Bill Harper IVMr. and Mrs. James V. HeimMr. and Mrs. John HlivkaLasallian Education FundMr. and Mrs. Michael MiniganPG&E Corporation - Campaign for the CommunityDr. and Mrs. John S. ReynoldsRotary Club of NapaMr. and Mrs. Richard J. Salvestrin ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Gary ScottSisters of St. Joseph of OrangeZD Wines

President’s Circle$1,500 - $4,999Mr. and Mrs. Aaron J. Adair Jr.Adair FoundationMr. and Mrs. James AsburyMr. and Mrs. William BacigalupiMr. and Mrs. Juvenal BarajasMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Beirao

Mrs. Deidre H. BellDr. and Ms. Richard A. BellerMr. and Mrs. Kevin D. BestMrs. Elizabeth Jacobs Bishop ‘80 and Mr. Jeffrey BishopDr. and Mrs. John B. Bosetti ‘78Mr. and Mrs. William T. Boyd, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Stan BoydMr. and Mrs. Jay BrazilMrs. Ida BrittonMr. and Mrs. David BrownMr. and Mrs. Richard BurtnessMr. and Mrs. John E. Caldwell IIMr. and Mrs. William B. CarsonMr. and Mrs. Michael CepedaMr. and Mrs. Matthew ClineMr. and Mrs. Frederic ClineMr. and Mrs. Barry CothranMr. and Mrs. Larry K. CronwallMr. Kevin Crossland and Ms. Francesca KirkpatrickMr. and Mrs. Jon CurryMr. and Mrs. Timothy DarrinDr. and Mrs. John W. Daw ‘99Mr. Johannes de Bruin ‘85

In conjunction with Founders Week in May, the Lasallian Student Life Office coordinated this community photo which is representative of the Lasallian star symbol.


Ms. Lisa de BruinMr. and Mrs. Michael R. DeBlauwMr. and Mrs. Lawrence DiMareMr. and Mrs. E. Michael DownerMs. Margaret DuckhornMr. and Mrs. James DunbarMr. and Mrs. Patrick Elliott-SmithEstate of Jeffrey William GoodsellMr. and Mrs. Chris EstesMr. Jon Favreau and Dr. Joya T. Favreau ‘88Mr. and Mrs. David L. ForsytheMr. and Mrs. Robert D. FrancisMr. and Mrs. David J. FranckeMr. Jon Free and Mrs. Carrie EdwardsMr. Juan Furne and Mrs. Montserrat TodaMr. and Mrs. Dennis R. GafvertMr. and Mrs. James A. GambleMr. and Mrs. John D. GardinerMs. Karen GattonMr. and Mrs. David R. GrieveMr. Deepak GulrajaniMr. and Mrs. Fadi M. HalabiMr. and Mrs. Mark D. HallMr. and Mrs. Dirk M. HampsonMr. and Ms. Lester HardyMr. and Mrs. John H. HarrisHarris and Eliza Kempner FundMs. Joan H. HendersonDr. and Mrs. Steven HerberMr. and Mrs. Guillermo HerreraMr. and Mrs. James W. HerwattMr. and Mrs. Todd R. Heun ‘82Mrs. Shannon HodgesMr. and Mrs. Danny HoffertMr. and Mrs. David J. HolquinDr. and Mrs. Daniel G. HuberMr. Robert E. Hunter, IIIMr. and Mrs. Charles K. HustonMr. and Mrs. Robert JordanKaiser Permanente Community Giving CampaignMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. KirkMr. and Mrs. David KlineMr. and Mrs. Roger W. KoehlerMr. Steven S. Kuehn and Dr. Jayma ClausMr. and Mrs. Justin LairdMr. and Mrs. Christopher LanzafameMr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Lemieux ‘73Ms. Maryann LendallMr. and Mrs. Dean LetcherMr. and Ms. Robert LevyMr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Malloy ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Michael MartiniMr. Patrick McCrea and Dr. Kelli McCreaMr. Michael Mertens ‘83 and Mrs. Lisa Mertens ‘83Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. MickensMr. and Mrs. Ladd MiyasakiMr. and Mrs. Wayne MohnMr. Peter Mondavi and Dr. Katherine MondaviMonticello VineyardsMr. and Mrs. Luc MorletNapa RenegadesNapa Valley Orthopaedic Medical Group, Inc.Napa Valley Swim Team

Ms. Ramona Nicholson ‘81Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. NugentMr. and Mrs. Joseph ObertingDr. Marie PakDr. and Mrs. Jay D. ParkinDr. and Mrs. Brian S. PechaDr. Melissa Lee and Dr. Francisco PestanaMr. and Mrs. Michael PfaffMr. and Mrs. Tyler A. PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Manuel PiresMr. Paul M. Quinones and Mrs. Piper Murray Quinones ‘83Ms. Carol RecordMr. and Mrs. Dale RicciMs. Christine RichardsonMr. Donald RichardsonMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sangiacomo ‘87Mr. Jake ScheidemanMr. and Mrs. Bruce ScollinMr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sebastiani ‘88

Shannon Lemieux Memorial FundMr. and Mrs. Brian T. SheekeyMr. and Mrs. Grant ShowleyMr. and Mrs. Adam B. SimmsMs. Jenni L. SmithMr. Victor M. Smith Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. SoldatiMr. and Mrs. Steve StanierMr. and Mrs. Richard M. StockandDr. and Mrs. Paul SweigertDrs. Artoteles and Imelda TandincoMr. and Mrs. Robert R. TorkelsonDr. and Mrs. Ali VaziriMs. Darla ViauMr. and Mrs. Michael J. VlamingMr. and Mrs. Rudy Von StrasserMr. Charles J. WagnerMr. and Mrs. Francis S. WangMr. and Mrs. Andrew WessonMr. and Mrs. Eric B. WhanMrs. Kristin Kelley Wilkinson ‘83 and

Mr. Matthew WilkinsonWilliam Cole VineyardsWindermere Napa Valley PropertiesMr. Tom Woehler and Mrs. Debbie WoehlerMs. Roberta WoolleyMr. and Mrs. William Wrenn

Bold ClubHonoring our Braves of the Last Decade who have donated $25 and above.

Mr. Ryan Andre ‘08Ms. Molly Bell ‘10Mr. Harrison Bell ‘07Ms. Brianna Caron ‘05Mr. Justin Clayton ‘09Ms. Kelli Cybulski ‘07Mr. Craig Cybulski ‘09Ms. Victoria Deely ‘08Ms. Cassandra Depew ‘05Ms. Kris Dern ‘03



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Mr. Wayne Doyle ‘07Ms. Olivia Everett ‘04Ms. Jessica Futo ‘08Ms. Ashly Gatton ‘06Ms. Addison Gatton ‘11Mr. Shea Giaquinto ‘06Rev. and Mrs. Luke Ham ‘05Mr. William Kelley ‘08Mr. Andrew Kelley ‘10Ms. McKenzie Kelley ‘12Ms. Kristina Lee ‘05Mr. John Moore ‘03Mr. Christian Platt ‘10Mr. Nicholas Reinell ‘03Ms. Pamela Rivera ‘02Ms. Sarah Seguin ‘13Mr. Cameron Silva ‘07Mr. Michael Starr ‘10Mr. Sam Starr ‘12Mr. Raul Villalobos ‘04Ms. Jordan Wright ‘05Ms. Sara Zaia ‘06

Principal’s Circle$750 - $1,499Mr. and Mrs. Charles AbshearMr. and Mrs. Greg AmaralMr. and Mrs. Kenneth ArnoldMr. and Mrs. Thomas BakerBank of MarinBank of NapaBay Commercial BankMr. and Mrs. James BishofbergerMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. BittnerMr. Walt BrooksMr. and Mrs. Warren BrownByron Orris Autobody, Inc.C Eagle Spirit, LLCDr. and Mrs. Ferdinand O. CalinawanMr. and Dr. Sean CapiauxMr. and Mrs. Credante L. CasilangMr. and Mrs. Paul CeccatoMr. and Mrs. Michael ChristianMr. and Mrs. Matthew W. ConnollyMr. and Mrs. Kevin P. CoughlanMr. and Mrs. John N. CraigMr. and Mrs. Gemy D’Adamo

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Daw ‘75Mr. and Mrs. Edgar DiazDr. and Mrs. William D. DugeMr. Thomas Durante ‘93Electronic Script DonorMr. and Mrs. C. Edwin FarverMr. and Mrs. John C. FoleyDr. and Mrs. Stephen FranzinoMrs. Caroline Bettencourt Gerlomes ‘79 and Mr. Jeffrey R. GerlomesMr. and Mrs. GiovannoniMr. and Mrs. Michael Giovannoni ‘83Ms. Jillian GlassMr. and Mrs. Clark GlassonDr. and Mrs. William N. GonserMr. and Mrs. John GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Gary HerculesMr. and Mrs. Andrew HillMr. and Mrs. Peter HilliardMr. and Mrs. Mark HosburghMr. and Mrs. David HosfordMr. and Mrs. Joseph IrvineMr. and Mrs. Gary F. JaffeMr. and Mrs. Mark JamesonBrother Thomas Jones, FSCMr. Jimmy Kawalek and

Mrs. Kathryn KawalekMr. and Mrs. Edward T. KennedyMr. Timothy Keown ‘82 and Mrs. Miriam Keown ‘82Dr. Steven KunihiroMr. and Mrs. David LattinMr. and Mrs. Chad LeDouxMr. and Mrs. William LefeverMr. Jeff LewisMr. and Ms. Gregory C. LeyMr. and Mrs. Steven LinderDr. and Mrs. Randall C. LumMr. and Mrs. Michael T. McClureMr. and Mrs. Thomas McDermottMr. Duncan R. McFarlaneMs. Leslie G. McFarlaneMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McIverMr. and Mrs. Jason MeyerMr. Leon M. MeyerMr. and Mrs. Joseph MillerDrs. Vincent and Victoria MorgeseMr. and Mrs. Steve MouldsDr. and Mrs. Mukesh H. NaikNapa Parlor No. 62 - Native Sons of the Golden WestMr. and Mrs. Mariano Navarro Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ted Peterson ‘80Mr. and Mrs. John P. ReynosoMs. Vanessa RobledoMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey RosenthalMr. and Mrs. Yannick N. RousseauMr. and Mrs. Timothy RoyeMr. and Mrs. James P. Rustice, II ‘89Mr. Juan F. Sacristan and Mrs. Jennifer KlineMr. and Dr. Joselito S. San GabrielMr. and Mrs. Morgan SandersMr. and Mrs. Sid S. SchererMr. and Mrs. Thomas H. SchretteMr. and Mrs. August Sebastiani ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Sebastiani Jr. ’95 Ms. Emilia Sebastiani ‘04Dr. Steven ‘75 and Mrs. Susan Shifflet ‘75Mr. and Mrs. William J. Smith, IIMr. and Mrs. John M. Tate IIIThe Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationThe Dental Office of John W. Daw, DDSMr. and Mrs. Rick TookerMs. Molly Towey-DonohoeMrs. DeeAnn L. Valine ‘89 and Mr. Matthew Valine ‘89Mr. and Mrs. Armando VelascoVon Strasser WineryMr. and Mrs. Patrick WatsonMr. and Mrs. Michael WeinerWells Fargo Matching Gift CenterMr. Ronald Whitehead and Mrs. Paula Clerici Whitehead ‘78Mrs. Kathy L. WongMr. and Ms. Jeffrey A. YatesMs. Anne Yates ‘78Dr. and Mrs. John P. Zimmermann

Red and Blue Club$1 - $749Mr. Robert Faber and Mrs. Lynn Adamo ‘75Mr. Andy Adams

The reappointed Library, now referred to as the Gasser Center, is a hub of student learning, collaborating, and activity.


Mrs. Christine AdamsMs. Charlotte AddingtonMr. and Mrs. Alfredo AguayoSister Susan Allbritton, OPMr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Allen Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. AllenMr. and Mrs. Tom AltemusMr. and Mrs. Alonso Alvarado PadillaMrs. Charlotte AndertonMr. Ryan Andre ‘08Mr. Joseph J. Andre ‘77 and Mrs. Erin Andre ‘77Mr. and Mrs. Vaea AnitoniMr. and Mrs. Ricky AquinoMr. and Mrs. Jacob S. ArcaninArdzrooni Vineyard Management, LLCMr. and Mrs. Anthony Armstrong-BrownMrs. Patricia Anderson Ashauer ‘79 and Mr. Mike AshauerAthletic Feat, Inc.Mrs. Marion M. AultMr. and Mrs. Ernesto A. AvelarMr. Andrew J. Avellar and Mrs. Shelly Avellar ‘83Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo D. AvinaAxiom EngineersMs. Joni G. AzdeeB & G Tire of NapaMs. Eva R. BaenaMr. James T. BaileyMr. and Mrs. Robert BaileyMr. and Mrs. Michael BalmacedaBank of America FoundationMr. Jeffrey Baptista ‘84 and Mrs. Susan Baptista ‘82Mr. Daniel Barrango and Mrs. Rebecca Merry Barrango ‘77Mr. and Ms. Alberto P. Barretto-GrignoliMr. and Mrs. Chris BartalottiMr. and Mrs. Tom BassettMr. and Mrs. Mitch BassignaniMs. Maria G. Basulto-Aceves and Mr. Jesus Basulto HernandezMr. and Mrs. Crandall BatesMr. and Mrs. Robert W. BaumannMr. Henry Beaumont and Mrs. Margaret GokeyMr. and Mrs. Steve BeitzMs. Molly Bell ‘10Mr. Harrison Bell ‘07Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. BellMr. and Mrs. Arvan E. BellBella CasaMr. Kevin J. BeltonMr. and Dr. Rodolfo BeltranMr. and Mrs. Michael Benninghoff ‘88Mrs. Virginia BenninghoffMr. William G. BenninghoffMr. and Mrs. Thomas BenvenutoMr. and Mrs. Christopher BerghoutMr. and Mrs. David M. BerginMr. and Mrs. Dale W. BerryMr. Peter Berta and Mrs. Julie BertaMs. Mary B. Bickford

Mr. Robert BiniekMr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas GranataMr. Benjamin D. BisconerMr. Robert BlackstoneMr. Richard Blanchard Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Dean BonfigliMs. Kimberly J. BoothroydMr. James Borges and Mrs. Terra BorgesMrs. Janet Merry Botill ‘72 and Mr. Donald BotillMr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Bouchet, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. John BouldtMr. and Mrs. Dionisios BouzosMr. David A. Bowman ‘84 and Mrs. Beth Bowman ‘86Mr. Curt D. Brashear and Mrs. Kathleen Chermack Brashear ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Michael BrennanMr. Ryan Brennen and Mrs. Sarah BrennenMr. and Mrs. William L. BrightMs. Donna BrionMr. and Mrs. James A. Brovelli ‘78Mrs. Lisa Brown ‘86Mr. Roger BubelMr. and Mrs. George BuckinghamMr. and Mrs. Brian BullickMr. Jeffrey Bundschu ‘86 and Mrs. Elizabeth Bundschu ‘85Ms. Mary Burwell-MorrongielloMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. ByrneMr. and Mrs. Glenn S. Calderon-PickettMr. and Mrs. Jay CaldwellMr. Frank DeMichele and Ms. Donna CalonegoMr. Gregory J. Calvelo ‘89 and Mrs. Therese Calvelo ‘89Mr. Jim CampbellMr. and Mrs. Martin L. CampbellMr. and Mrs. Jose R. CamposCampus Kitchens, LLCMr. and Mrs. Chenier M. CaoileCapiaux CellarsDr. and Mrs. Steven M. CardeySister Emmanuel Cardinale, OPMr. and Mrs. Kevin CarlsonMr. and Ms. Enrique Carmona-HernandezMs. Brianna Caron ‘05Mr. Benjamin J. Caron and Mrs. Katherine D’Adamo Caron ‘77Mr. Ken A. Carpenter ‘83Mr. Brian Cassayre ‘98 and Mrs. Britney CassayreMr. and Mrs. James CassayreMrs. Connie CastroMr. and Mrs. Christopher CaughmanMr. and Mrs. Rick E. CavalliMr. and Mrs. Loreto C. CayabyabMr. and Mrs. Ed CayabyabMr. and Mrs. Anthony CelayaMr. and Mrs. Clovis CelestinMr. Lucien Chan ‘95 and Mrs. Joanna GonsalvesDr. and Mrs. Myo S. Chang

Mr. Jeffrey E. ChappellCharles Schwab Corporation FoundationDr. and Mrs. Peter P. ChauMs. Michelle C. CherryMr. and Mrs. Richard J. Chesi ‘71Mr. and Mrs. Greg ChodrickMr. Michael H. Chouinard and Mrs. Francine Perata Chouinard ‘75Mr. and Mrs. Larry ChristensenMr. Scott A. ChristopherMr. and Mrs. David CiabattariMr. Nick J. Ciarabellini and Mrs. Traci CiarabelliniMrs. Judy A. ClaffeyMr. Don Clark and Ms. Julie NordMr. and Mrs. Gregory R. ClarkMs. Georgine A. ClarkeMr. Justin Clayton ‘09Mr. and Mrs. Richard ClaytonCoCo ToysMr. and Mrs. David G. ColomyMs. Lou ConnellyMr. James J. Conners and Dr. Beth Nolan Conners ‘84Mr. Ted Connolly

Mr. Thomas CosgroveMr. and Mrs. Richard M. CotruvoMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. CoughlanMr. and Mrs. James E. CoxMr. and Mrs. Bill CremenMr. and Mrs. Timm F. Crull, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Felipe CruzSgt. Calen Curtin ‘01Mr. and Mrs. David M. CurtinMr. and Ms. Robert C. Curtis ‘01Ms. Kelli Cybulski ‘07Mr. Craig Cybulski ‘09Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. CybulskiMr. and Mrs. Kevin D’Adamo ‘82Ms. Sinnin DanleMr. Steve DavinoMr. and Mrs. Milton DavisMr. and Mrs. Chester Davison IIIMs. and Mr. Elizabeth S. DayMr. and Mrs. Paul DayMr. James Day ‘72Mr. and Ms. Vincent De DomenicoMr. Joshua DeBonis ‘98Mrs. Barbara DeciusMs. Corinne Dedini ‘93 and Mr. Kurt Schnier ‘92



Mrs. DeelyMs. Victoria Deely ‘08Mrs. and Mrs. Alejandra L. DeLuna-Aguilera ‘92Mr. and Mrs. Scott DeMartiniMs. Cassandra Depew ‘05Ms. Kris Dern ‘03Mrs. Kellie DetweilerMr. Doug DeVaul and Susan TaylorDiageo FoundationMr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Dick ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickenson ‘71Mrs. Erika Moone Dickey ‘88 and Mr. David DickeyMr. and Mrs. Joseph DiGiacomoMr. Michael DigiulioMr. and Mrs. John DimondDr. and Mrs. Tim LyonsMr. and Mrs. Nicholas R. DixonMr. and Mrs. Maurice DohertyMr. and Mrs. Francis DolanMr. and Mrs. Jeff DolinarMr. and Mrs. Jorge DominguezMrs. Megan Savage Dominici ‘92 and Mr. Jason DominiciMr. and Mrs. Kevin R. DonohoeMr. and Mrs. Richard DonohoeCommander and Mrs. Thomas Doughty ‘78Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. DowMr. Wayne Doyle ‘07Mr. and Mrs. Dennis DrummondMr. and Mrs. Donald du BainTerrence J DuganMr. and Mrs. Curt DunkleMr. and Mrs. Michael DunlapMr. and Mrs. Jonathan DyerMr. and Mrs. Thomas EbertElan VineyardsMr. and Mrs. Keith EnglandMr. and Mrs. Francis EsserMr. and Mrs. Hugo EstradaMr. and Mrs. David C. EvansMs. Olivia Everett ‘04

Eye Specialists Medical Group of Napa Valley, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. FaulknerMr. David Fazio and Mrs. Rosemary FazioMr. Michael A. FernandezMr. Christopher Fidler ‘02Mr. Mark A. Fidler ‘82 and Mrs. Kathleen Fidler ‘83Mr. Paul FieldsMs. Carolyn Fields and Mr. Justin HayesMr. and Mrs. Mark T. FigoneMr. Robert Fioretti and Mrs. Tina FiorettiFirst Priority FinancialMr. and Mrs. Michael FisherMr. and Mrs. Brian D. FitzGeraldMr. Martin Flynn ‘82Ms. Anne Fogarty ‘82Ms. Bridget M. FolanMr. and Mrs. William FosterMs. Tiffany Freeman ‘92Dr. Brian Freeto ‘93Mrs. Frances S. FreewaterMr. Aldo Frias and Ms. Brenda GonzalezMrs. Carol FrommeltMs. Jessica Futo ‘08G & J Seiberlich & Co.Mr. Nathan Negri-Galambos and Mrs. Christy Negri Galambos ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Raul GallegosMr. and Mrs. Kevin P. GalvinGAP FoundationMr. and Mrs. Louis T. GarciaMrs. Maria GarciaMr. Glenn Calderon-Pickett and Mrs. Linda C. GarrettMs. Berenice GarvanMr. and Mrs. Paul GarveyGarvey Vineyard ManagementMrs. Jennifer Lohwasser Gass ‘93 and Mr. William Gass

Ms. Ashly Gatton ‘06Ms. Addison Gatton ‘11Mr. and Mrs. Henry GauthierMr. and Mrs. Timothy GavinMrs. Susan E. GavinskiMr. Timothy M. Geesey and Mrs. Melissa GeeseyMr. John Gerlach and Mrs. Katherine Gerlach ‘72Mr. Shea Giaquinto ‘06Mr. and Mrs. Ted GiaquintoMs. Cheryl GibbsMrs. Catherine M. GillMr. and Mrs. Matthew A. GinnMr. and Mrs. John M. GiovannoniGlasson Development CompanyMs. Gina GrassoMr. and Mrs. Ronnie GrayMr. and Mrs. Ray GrazianiMr. and Mrs. Raymond D. GreenleeMr. and Mrs. Patrick GriffithMr. and Mrs. Charles T. GroswithMr. and Mrs. David W. GruenwaldMr. and Mrs. Gregory GuerrazziMr. and Mrs. Adolfo GuevaraMr. and Mrs. Serafin GuzmanMr. and Mrs. William C. HadenMr. and Mrs. Clark K. HallamRev. and Mrs. Luke Ham ‘05Mr. and Mrs. John HannaMr. and Mrs. James HardMr. David L. Harris and Mrs. Arleen HarrisMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. HartMr. and Mrs. James HaugenMs. Leona HaydenMr. and Mrs. Troy HeathcoteMr. and Mrs. Bernard HenriMr. Lain Hensley and Mrs. Jean Korte Hensley ‘88Mr. and Mrs. Moises HernandezMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. HerreraMr. Alexander N. HesserMr. and Mrs. Noel L. Hesser

Mr. and Mrs. Pat HickeyMr. Gregor HirschlerMr. and Mrs. Andrew W. HodgesMr. and Mrs. Thomas HoffMrs. Julie Lohwasser Holme ‘95 and Mr. Craig HolmeMr. and Mrs. Blake M. HoltzclawHoly Family CommunityMr. Raymond Honeywell and Mrs. Caitlin Hoffert Honeywell ‘01Ms. Judith M. HonneMr. and Mrs. Ronald HouleMr. and Mrs. Darrel L. HowattMr. and Mrs. Richard HurwitzMrs. Kelly Squier Hyatt ‘80 and Mr. Bret HyattDr. and Mrs. Manly HydeMs. Maria A. IrucutaMr. and Ms. Gary M. IttigMr. and Mrs. Stephen R. IundMs. Ciara Jackson-OliverMr. Marty JamesMr. and Mrs. Richard J. Janese, Jr.Ms. Daria Janese and Ms. Teresa JohnsonMs. Julie A. JenanyanMr. and Mrs. Ivo JeramazMs. Karin M. JinboMr. and Mrs. Robert JolleyMs. Rochelle Jovick ‘97 and Mr. William P. JovickMr. William Jovick and Mrs. Rochelle Jovick ‘97Mr. and Mrs. Joseph KalliosMs. Bonnie L. KarriganMr. and Mrs. William L. KastnerBrother Conrad Kearney, FSCMr. and Mrs. Steve KellMr. and Mrs. Kevin M. KelleherMr. William Kelley ‘08Mr. Andrew Kelley ‘10Ms. McKenzie Kelley ‘12Mr. Gregory Kelley ‘81 and Mrs. Medley Kelley ‘83

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The Clark Gym was utterly transformed at the Great Party in April 2013 as guests were transported to India. We hope you plan to join us this year as the Great Party presents A Swanky Affair. Look for invitations in the mail after the first of the year.


Mrs. Betty J. KellyMr. and Mrs. Kevin Kemble ‘84Mr. and Mrs. John H. KempkeyMr. Jack Kendall and Ms. Angela Gonzales Kendall ‘99Mr. John KennyMrs. Mary KerlinMr. Matthew Kiedrowski ‘98Mr. and Mrs. Ronald KiedrowskiMs. Bridget D. King WilliamsMrs. Mary Doyle Kirby ‘75 and Mr. Alan F. KirbyMr. and Mrs. William A. KiserMr. Patrick Kiser ‘84Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. KopraMr. and Mrs. John H. KorteMr. Anthony Borders and Mrs. Kim Kostin-BordersGreg and Robin KrillMr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Lamson ‘90Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. LandryMr. William H. Lane, IVMrs. Susan P. LaneLawlers Liquors

Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Ledesma VasquezMr. and Mrs. Michael Ledwich ‘78Ms. Kristina Lee ‘05Mr. and Mrs. William T. LeeMr. and Mrs. Steven LehenbauerMr. and Mrs. Paul LemieuxMr. and Mrs. Steven LeonardiMrs. Denise LeuschnerMr. Don LiebMs. Kay LiebMr. and Mrs. Richard Lieber ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Neal LiftonMr. Michael Lipney and Mrs. Kathryn Lipney ‘84Mr. and Mrs. Jose A. LlamasMr. and Mrs. Daniel Y. LohMs. Esther LopezMr. Jose-Louis Lopez and Mrs. Bertha LopezMr. Raymond Morales and Mrs. Irma LunaMr. and Mrs. Leonard LyonsMr. Christopher Madrigal and Mrs. Christina Dowdall Madrigal ‘89

Mr. Michael F. Magee ‘88 and Mrs. Aline MageeMr. R. Andre Maillard and Dr. Phylis WakefieldMr. Norman MainsMr. Sebastian Maldonado ‘12Mr. and Mrs. Amadeo MaldonadoMr. and Mrs. Reynaldo C. MallariMr. and Mrs. Darren Maloney ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Peter ManasseMs. Carolyn M. ManickMr. and Mrs. Thomas MansiMrs. Claudia Paniagua Mares ‘78 and Mr. Michael MaresMr. and Mrs. Robert MarinMr. and Mrs. Peter K. MarksMr. and Mrs. Jay H. Martin Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. C. MatteiDr. and Mrs. Mark MausMr. and Mrs. Ian P. McAbeer ‘94Mr. David McBrideMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. McCarthyMr. and Mrs. Brian C. McClayMr. Chris McClureMs. Kristi McCullough ‘92Ms. Shannon McDermott ‘97Mr. Ian McElearney ‘12Ms. Kelly McElearneyMr. and Mrs. Michael K. McEvoyMs. Karen McGilleyMr. and Mrs. Lee McGowanMr. and Mrs. Ian McIvorMr. and Mrs. William McKoyMr. Thomas McNicholasMr. Justin Medaris and Mrs. Jennifer MacDonald Medaris ‘85Mr. Richard MeeseMr. and Mrs. Raymundo MendietaMs. Tonette M. MendozaMercedes Benz of FairfieldMs. Sarah E. MerkelMs. Lucinda Merrill O’BrienMr. and Mrs. Scott MessengerMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. MeyerMrs. Bernadette MeyerMr. and Mrs. Daryl MichaelMrs. Mary Ann MichelonMr. and Mrs. Gary D. MidyetteMr. and Mrs. George MielingMr. and Mrs. Lance D. MilesMr. Greg A. Miller and Mrs. Lauren Miller ‘99Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. MillerMr. and Mrs. Joel Miroglio ‘78Ms. Eileen M. MizeMrs. Michelle Campbell Momsen ‘90 and Mr. Michael MomsenMs. Angelina Mondavi ‘00Ms. Necole MontgomeryMonticello Deli & CateringMs. Melanie MooersMr. John Moore ‘03Mr. Ellery Reyes Santos and Dr. Laurel Mora Mora Santos ‘00Mrs. Chelsie L. MoreheadMr. and Mrs. Martin J. Moreno

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos MorenoMr. Heath Morrison and Mrs. Kathleen Dick Morrison ‘87Mrs. Veronica MuroMr. and Mrs. Neil F. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Kirk MurphyMr. Michael Murray ‘78Mr. Craig T. MusgraveMs. Jo Ann MyersNapa County Bar AssociationNapa School of MusicNapa Sons of Italy Lodge No. 2043Napa Valley Community FoundationNapa Valley Horsemen’s AssociationNapa Valley Physical Therapy CenterMrs. Lisa NasharrMr. Ronald Nasuti ‘73Mr. Ray L. NasutiMrs. Lorraine M. NegriMr. and Mrs. Jon NelsonNew York Life FoundationMr. and Mrs. Scott W. Newman ‘77Mr. and Mrs. James F. Nolan ‘71Dr. Cynthia Norall ‘79Ms. Lynn NorrisMr. Roy G. NorrisMr. and Mrs. Kim NorupMs. Karen O’keefeMr. and Ms. Steven M. OlryMs. Kathleen Olup ‘83Rev. John J. O’NeillMr. John R. O’Neill and Ms. JoAnn L. ParkerMr. and Mrs. Kenneth O’NeillMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. OrrMr. Edwin OviattMr. and Mrs. Francisco PachoteMr. and Mrs. Paul L. PaniaguaMr. and Mrs. Immanuel P. PanisMs. Marilyn PaquetteParatus VineyardsMrs. Paula ParksMr. and Mrs. Nalin PatelMr. and Mrs. Nick PatzMr. Jaret Paulson ‘92Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. PeatmanMr. and Mrs. William PeatmanMr. and Mrs. William Peatman Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. PedisichMrs. Betsy PelkanMr. and Mrs. William L. Perdue IIIMr. Mark Petersen ‘71Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. PetersenMs. Michele Piatti-CosgroveMr. and Mrs. Glenn E. PicardMr. Christian Platt ‘10Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey PolitzMr. and Mrs. Todd PopeDr. and Mrs. Joseph PostMs. Helen M. Prado-ChavarinMr. and Mrs. Peter PrietoMr. Gary Prince ‘79 and Valerie PrinceMr. and Mrs. John PrittieProvenance VineyardMr. Aron Quinlan ‘93Ms. Stephanie Quinlan ‘97

Mary Bridget Pecha ‘13 and Rick Ley ‘13 now studying at Benedictine College and University of Southern California, respectively.



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Mr. and Mrs. David RaffinMs. Frances RamosMr. and Mrs. Jose J. RamosMr. and Mrs. Jacob A. Ray, Sr.Dr. and Mrs. Hugh L. ReatMr. and Mrs. Simon C. RebullidaMs. Elizabeth Reeves ‘92Mr. and Mrs. Timothy ReidMr. Nicholas Reinell ‘03Mr. Oscar Renteria ‘85 and Mrs. Denise Renteria ‘87Renteria Vineyard ManagementMr. and Mrs. Ralph ReynaDr. and Mrs. Alexander ReynosoMr. Jeff RichiedMrs. Leslie Richmond and Mr. Peter RichmondMs. Barbara Riley ‘76Mr. Tom Riley and Mrs. Mary RileyMr. Bertram J. RippleMs. Renee E. RischMr. Eric N. RischMs. Pamela Rivera ‘02Mr. and Mrs. Marciano G. RiveraRobert H. Zeller, Attorney at LawMr. Edwin RoblesMs. Lauren RobsonMr. Robert F. RocheRollgivingMr. and Mrs. George RomeroMr. and Mrs. Mark J. RoomianMr. and Mrs. Ned RoscoeMr. and Mrs. Allen RossiMr. and Mrs. Dino RossiniMr. and Mrs. Ernest A. RotaMrs. Lynn Bozzini Ryan ‘85 and Mr. Kevin P. RyanMr. and Mrs. Thomas SalsmanMr. and Mrs. Ricardo E. SanchezMrs. Carleen Holland Sawires ‘84 and Mr. Kalim Sawires

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey SayMr. and Mrs. John A. ScavoMr. David SchajatovicMr. and Mrs. Kurt SchaldachMr. and Mrs. Donald SchaperSchell Creek OrchardMr. Brent Schmeling ‘84 and Mrs. Alisa Schmeling ‘84Mr. and Ms. Matthew Schmitz ‘01Mr. and Mrs. Gregory SchmitzMr. Kurt Schnier ‘92 and Ms. Corinne Dedini ‘93Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SchollMr. and Mrs. Harold Glenn SchulmanMr. and Mrs. John SchwartzMr. and Mrs. Michael ScullyMrs. Sonia G. Segrest and Mr. Darren E. SegrestMs. Sarah Seguin ‘13Mr. and Mrs. George ShlyapinMr. Gery Short and Ms. Rosanne AlexanderMr. Cameron Silva ‘07Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. SilvaMrs. Marie E. SimmondsMr. Gregory D. Sinclair ‘99 and Mrs. Jill Sinclair ‘99Dr. and Mrs. Gordon SinclairMs. Sharon L. SkeetersMr. and Mrs. Bret P. SkillingsBrother Kevin M. Slate FSCMr. and Mrs. Jerry D. SmithMrs. Patricia SmithMs. Deidre M. SmithMr. and Mrs. Vincent C. SmithBrother Stanislaus J. M. Sobczyk, FSC, Ed.D.Mr. and Mrs. Jesus SolisMr. Jacob C. SpearsMs. Susanna SpringerMs. Laura St. Leger-Barter

Mr. John Staggs ‘82 and Mrs. Theresa Staggs ‘82Mr. Sanders Ergas and Ms. Whitney T. StanierMs. Kaye StarleyMr. Michael Starr ‘10Mr. Sam Starr ‘12Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. StarrCaptain and Mrs. Christopher L. Stathos ‘73Mr. and Mrs. Gregory SteigerMr. and Mrs. Tim J. StelMr. and Mrs. Charles S. StevensDr. and Mrs. Shane L. StiverMs. Tiffany Stout ‘95Mr. Jeffrey Streblow ‘77 and Mrs. Kimberly Streblow ‘82Mr. David R. Sugar and Mrs. Patricia SugarMr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Sunseri ‘86Dr. and Mrs. Stephen SunseriMr. Christopher R. SwainSweeney’s SportsMr. and Mrs. Michael SzykownyT&L Services, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. TakacsTarget - Take Charge of EducationMrs. Caitlin Tchaikowitz ‘98Mr. and Mrs. Stephen TenbrinkMrs. Marian L. TerrellThe August Sebastiani Charitable FoundationThe Clorox CompanyThe O’D Open - Bill Ward Memorial ScholarshipThe Presentation SchoolMrs. Anne J. ThompsonThree Wine CompanyMr. and Mrs. Michael Tiffany-BrownMr. Fred TookerToyota of Vallejo - Scion of Vallejo

Treasury Wine EstatesMrs. Lisa Tremain ‘80Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. TremblayMr. and Mrs. Richard TresMr. and Mrs. Charles G. TsegeletosMr. and Mrs. Billy J. TurleyMrs. Christie M. Undercoffler ‘94 and Mr. Eric Undercoffler ‘95United TechnologiesUnited Way of the Bay AreaMr. and Mrs. Emilio ValdezMr. and Mrs. Alejandro ValdiviaRev. Antonio ValdiviaValentMr. Matthew C. Valine ‘89 and Mrs. DeeAnn Valine ‘89Mr. and Mrs. John A. Van HofwegenMr. and Mrs. James Van SickleMr. Steven VargusMr. and Mrs. Gene A. VickMr. and Mrs. Jens VidkjerMr. Andres VieraMr. Raul Villalobos ‘04Mr. and Mrs. Daniel VillasenorMs. Cynthia Villegas ‘76Vineyard DentalVlaming & Associates, A Professional CorporationMrs. Christina Von Reitzenstein ‘82Mrs. Michelle R. WalkerMr. and Mrs. Steven D. WallaceMr. and Mrs. Sean WalshMs. Betsy WardMr. and Mrs. Charles WeakleyMrs. Kathy WeaverMr. and Mrs. Randy WeaverMr. and Mrs. Michael WebbMs. Joan WebsterMr. and Mrs. Steve H. WeilerMr. and Mrs. Dwight D. WellsMr. and Mrs. Daniel WelshMr. Thomas A. Welsh Jr.Mr. David H. Werle ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Philip WhiteMr. Heath WhittemoreMr. and Mrs. Heath H. WhittemoreMr. and Mrs. Michael S. WillardMrs. Margaret Nolan Williams ‘77 and Mr. R. Curt WilliamsMr. Howard C. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey WilsonMr. and Mrs. Wayne WirickMr. Jeff Linden and Mrs. Shannon Woodard ‘75Mr. David WoodsMs. Jordan Wright ‘05Mr. and Mrs. Troy WrightMr. and Mrs. Donald D. WulfYary Sports PhotographyMr. and Mrs. Robert YeendMr. and Mrs. Clinton YipMr. and Mrs. Brent A. YoungborgMs. Sara Zaia ‘06Mr. and Mrs. Salwan S. ZaiaDr. and Mrs. Thomas Zanardi ‘86Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Zeller, Sr.

Summer 2013 saw several projects around campus including landscaping the north end of campus to addresses drainage issues. What a beautiful enhancment to our campus for all to enjoy.


Class of 19700% participation; $0

Class of 19713% participation; $325Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Chesi ‘71Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickenson ‘71Mr. and Mrs. James F. Nolan ‘71Mr. Mark Petersen ‘71

Class of 1972 3% participation; $1,100Mrs. Janet Merry Botill ‘72 and Mr. Donald BotillMr. James Day ‘72Mrs. Katherine Cochrane Gerlach ‘72 and Mr. John Gerlach

Class of 1973 2% participation; $4,470Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Lemieux ‘73Mr. Ronald Nasuti ‘73Captain and Mrs. Christopher L. Stathos ‘73

Class of 1974 0% participation; $0

Class of 1975 7% participation; $3,440Mr. Robert Faber and Mrs. Lynn Adamo ‘75Mr. Michael H. Chouinard and Mrs. Francine Perata Chouinard ‘75Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Daw ‘75Mrs. Mary Doyle Kirby ‘75 and Mr. Alan F. KirbyDr. Steven ‘75 and Mrs. Susan Shifflet ‘75Mr. Jeff Linden and Mrs. Shannon Woodard ‘75

Class of 19763% participation; $14,120Ms. Barbara Riley ‘76Ms. Cynthia Villegas ‘76Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Zeller, Jr. ‘76

Class of 19778% participation; $6,930Mr. Joseph J. Andre ‘77 and Mrs. Erin Andre ‘77Mrs. Erin M. Andre ‘77 and Mr. Joseph Andre ‘77Mr. Daniel Barrango and

Mrs. Rebecca Merry Barrango ‘77Mr. Benjamin J. Caron and Mrs. Katherine D’Adamo Caron ‘77Mr. and Mrs. James E. Collins ‘77Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Newman ‘77Mr. Jeffrey Streblow ‘77 and Mrs. Kimberly Streblow ‘82Mrs. Margaret Nolan Williams ‘77 and Mr. R. Curt Williams

Class of 19789% participation; $7,145Dr. and Mrs. John B. Bosetti ‘78Mr. and Mrs. James A. Brovelli ‘78Commander and Mrs. Thomas Doughty ‘78Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ledwich ‘78Mrs. Claudia Paniagua Mares ‘78 and Mr. Michael MaresMr. and Mrs. Joel Miroglio ‘78Mr. Michael Murray ‘78Mr. Ronald Whitehead and Mrs. Paula Clerici Whitehead ‘78Ms. Anne Yates ‘78

Class of 19793% participation; $2,265Mrs. Patricia Anderson Ashauer ‘79 and Mr. Mike AshauerMrs. Caroline Bettencourt Gerlomes ‘79 and Mr. Jeffrey R. GerlomesDr. Cynthia Norall ‘79Mr. Gary Prince ‘79 and Mrs. Valerie Prince

Class of 19803% participation; $2,745 Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs Bishop ‘80 and Mr. Jeffrey BishopMrs. Kelly Squier Hyatt ‘80 and Mr. Bret HyattMr. and Mrs. Ted Peterson ‘80Mrs. Lisa Tremain ‘80

Class of 19812% participation; $3,620Mr. and Mrs. Michael Giovannoni ‘81Mr. Gregory Kelley ‘81 and Mrs. Medley Kelley ‘83Ms. Ramona Nicholson ‘81

Members of the Board of Trustees at the 2013 Commencement Ceremony. Pictured left to right: Tom Du-rante ’93, Sr. Emmanuel Cardinale, OP, Dennis Pedisich, and Dr. Paul Swigert


Honor Roll of AlumniOur alumni community is critical in the success of advancing our mission. We are grateful to those alums who have supported their alma mater financially. Alumni support is grow-ing and we look forward to engaging alumni with their time, talent, and treasure.


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Class of 198212% participation; $14,780Mr. Jeffrey Baptista ‘84 and Mrs. Susan Baptista ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D’Adamo ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Dick ‘82Mr. Mark A. Fidler ‘82 and Mrs. Kathleen Fidler ‘83Mr. Martin Flynn ‘82Ms. Anne Fogarty ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Todd R. Heun ‘82Mr. Timothy Keown ‘82 and Mrs. Miriam Keown ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lieber ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Salvestrin ‘82Mr. John Staggs ‘82 and Mrs. Theresa Staggs ‘82Mr. Jeffrey Streblow ‘77 and Mrs. Kimberly Streblow ‘82Mrs. Christina Von Reitzenstein ‘82Mr. David H. Werle ‘82

Class of 19837% participation; $18,995Mr. Andrew J. Avellar and Mrs. Shelly Avellar ‘83Mr. Ken A. Carpenter ‘83Mr. and Mrs. Brett DeLeuze ‘83Mr. Mark A. Fidler ‘82 and Mrs. Kathleen Fidler ‘83Mr. and Mrs. Michael Giovannoni ‘83Mr. Gregory Kelley ‘81 and Mrs. Medley Kelley ‘83Mr. Michael Mertens ‘83 and Mrs. Lisa Mertens ‘83Ms. Kathleen Olup ‘83Mr. Paul M. Quinones and Mrs. Piper Murray Quinones ‘83Mrs. Kristin Kelley Wilkinson ‘83 and Mr. Matthew Wilkinson

Class of 19846% participation; $1,570Mr. Jeffrey Baptista ‘84 and Mrs. Susan Baptista ‘82Mr. David A. Bowman ‘84 and Mrs. Beth Bowman ‘86Mr. James J. Conners and Dr. Beth Nolan Conners ‘84Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kemble ‘84Mr. Patrick Kiser ‘84Mr. Michael Lipney and Mrs. Kathryn Lipney ‘84Mrs. Carleen Holland Sawires ‘84 and Mr. Kalim SawiresMr. Brent Schmeling ‘84 and Mrs. Alisa Schmeling ‘84

Class of 19854% participation; $2,375Mr. Johannes de Bruin ‘85Mr. Jeffrey Bundschu ‘86 and Mrs. Elizabeth Bundschu ‘85Mr. Justin Medaris and Mrs. Jennifer MacDonald Medaris ‘85Mr. Oscar Renteria ‘85 and Mrs. Denise Renteria ‘87Mrs. Lynn Bozzini Ryan ‘85 and Mr. Kevin P. Ryan

Class of 19864% participation; $480Mrs. Beth Bowman ‘86 and Mr. David Bowman ‘84Mrs. Lisa Brown ‘86Mr. Jeffrey Bundschu ‘86 and Mrs. Elizabeth Bundschu ‘85Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Sunseri ‘86Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Zanardi ‘86

Class of 19874% participation; $5,280Mr. Curt D. Brashear and Mrs. Kathleen Chermack Brashear ‘87Mr. Nathan Negri-Galambos and Mrs. Christy Negri Galambos ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Malloy ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Darren Maloney ‘87Mr. Heath Morrison and Mrs. Kathleen Dick Morrison ‘87Mr. Oscar Renteria ‘85 and Mrs. Denise Renteria ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sangiacomo ‘87

Class of 19885% participation; $6,040Mr. and Mrs. Michael Benninghoff ‘88Mrs. Erika Moone Dickey ‘88 and Mr. David DickeyMr. Jon Favreau and Dr. Joya T. Favreau ‘88Mr. Lain Hensley and Mrs. Jean Korte Hensley ‘88Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sebastiani ‘88

Class of 19894% participation; $2,845Mr. Gregory J. Calvelo ‘89 and Mrs. Therese Calvelo ‘89Mr. Christopher Madrigal and Mrs. Christina Dowdall Madrigal ‘89Mr. and Mrs. James P. Rustice, II ‘89Mr. Matthew C. Valine ‘89 and Mrs. DeeAnn Valine ‘89

A beautiful new Dining Hall for all to enjoy.


The 2013 spring musical, Footloose, played to two weekends of sold-out crowds at the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater. We hope you will join us in Spring 2014 at the same venue for Cole Porter’s classic, Anything Goes. Alums should stay tuned for a special Alumni Opening Night Reception on April 4.

Class of 19902% participation; $601Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Lamson ‘90Mrs. Michelle Campbell Momsen ‘90 and Mr. Michael Momsen

Class of 19910% participation

Class of 199211% participation; $888Mrs. and Mrs. Alejandra L. DeLuna-Aguilera ‘92Mrs. Megan Savage Dominici ‘92 and Mr. Jason DominiciMs. Tiffany Freeman ‘92Ms. Kristi McCullough ‘92Mr. Jaret Paulson ‘92Ms. Elizabeth Reeves ‘92Mr. Kurt Schnier ‘92 and Ms. Corinne Dedini ‘93

Class of 19936% participation $1,615Ms. Corinne Dedini ‘93 and Mr. Kurt Schnier ‘92Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Durante ‘93Dr. Brian Freeto ‘93Mrs. Jennifer Lohwasser Gass ‘93 and Mr. William GassMr. Aron Quinlan ‘93

Class of 19942% participation; $300Mr. and Mrs. Ian P. McAbeer ‘94Mrs. Christie M. Undercoffler ‘94 and Mr. Eric Undercoffler ‘95

Class of 19954% participation; $1,400Mr. Lucien Chan ‘95 and Mrs. Joanna GonsalvesMrs. Julie Lohwasser Holme ‘95 and Mr. Craig HolmeMr. and Mrs. Don A. Sebastiani Jr. ’95 Ms. Tiffany Stout ‘95Mrs. Christie M. Undercoffler ‘94 and Mr. Eric Undercoffler ‘95

Class of 19960% participation

Class of 19973% participation; $225Ms. Rochelle Jovick ‘97 and Mr. William P. JovickMs. Shannon McDermott ‘97Ms. Stephanie Quinlan ‘97

Class of 19984% participation; $1,050Mr. and Mrs. Brian Cassayre ‘98

Mr. Joshua DeBonis ‘98Mr. Matthew Kiedrowski ‘98Mr. and Mrs. August Sebastiani ’98 Mrs. Caitlin Tchaikowitz ‘98

Class of 19994% participation; $2,050Dr. and Mrs. John W. Daw ‘99Mr. Jack Kendall and Ms. Angela Gonzales Kendall ‘99Mr. Greg A. Miller and Mrs. Lauren Miller ‘99Mr. Gregory D. Sinclair ‘99 and Mrs. Jill Sinclair ‘99

Class of 20002% participation; $230Ms. Angelina Mondavi ‘00Mr. Ellery Reyes Santos and Dr. Laurel Mora Santos ‘00

Class of 20011% participation; $575Sgt. Calen Curtin ‘01Mr. Robert ‘01 and Mrs. Aimee Curtis ‘01Mr. Raymond Honeywell and Mrs. Caitlin Hoffert Honeywell ‘01Mr. and Ms. Matthew Schmitz ‘01


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Class of 20021% participation; $35Mr. Christopher Fidler ‘02Ms. Pamela Rivera ‘02

Class of 20032% participation; $385Ms. Kris Dern ‘03Mr. John Moore ‘03Mr. Nicholas Reinell ‘03

Class of 20043% participation; $650Ms. Olivia Everett ‘04Ms. Emilia Sebastiani ‘04Mr. Raul Villalobos ‘04

Class of 20054% participation; $175Ms. Brianna Caron ‘05Ms. Cassandra Depew ‘05Rev. and Mrs. Luke Ham ‘05Ms. Kristina Lee ‘05Ms. Jordan Wright ‘05

Class of 20062% participation; $325Ms. Ashly Gatton ‘06Mr. Shea Giaquinto ‘06Ms. Sara Zaia ‘06

Class of 20073% participation; $130Mr. Harrison Bell ‘07Ms. Kelli Cybulski ‘07Mr. Wayne Doyle ‘07Mr. Cameron Silva ‘07

Class of 20083% participation; $790Mr. Ryan Andre ‘08Ms. Victoria Deely ‘08Ms. Jessica Futo ‘08Mr. William Kelley ‘08

Class of 20091% participation; $50Mr. Justin Clayton ‘09Mr. Craig Cybulski ‘09

Class of 20103% participation; $1,125Ms. Molly Bell ‘10Mr. Andrew Kelley ‘10Mr. Christian Platt ‘10Mr. Michael Starr ‘10

Class of 20111% participation; $200Ms. Addison Gatton ‘11

Class of 20123% participation; $1,080Ms. McKenzie Kelley ‘12Mr. Sebastian Maldonado ‘12Mr. Ian McElearney ‘12Mr. Sam Starr ‘12

Class of 20131% participation; $200Ms. Sarah Seguin ‘13

1970 0

1974 0

1991 0

1996—0

1971 4

1972 3

1973 3

1975 7

1978 9

1981 3

1984 9

1987 6

1992 9

1997 3

2001 2

2005 5

2010 4

1976 3

1979 3

1982 14

1985 5

1988 6

1993 5

1998 5

2002 2

2006 3

2011 1

1977 8

1980 4

1983 11

1986 5

1989 6

1994 2

1999 5

2003 3

2007 4

2012 4

1990 2

1995 5

2000 2

2004 4

2009 2

2008 4

2013 1

Class Participation TotalsOur most important goal for the Annual Fund is participation. Every gift counts, no matter its size. Make your gift today by visiting www.justin-siena.org or complete the enclosed envelope. Consider giving to the school who gave you so much.

fundANNUAL


In Honor Of

Brother Conrad Kearney, FSCMr. William G. Benninghoff

In Memory Of

Jim BarrettMr. and Mrs. William Bacigalupi

William G. BenninghoffMrs. Virginia Benninghoff

Jayne Braby BethardBrother Conrad Kearney, FSCMr. Ronald Nasuti ’73

Mary ClarkMr. and Mrs. Frank BozziniMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. MeyerMrs. Lorraine M. Negri

Ellen J. Bertain DonohoeBrother Conrad Kearney, FSC

Marie Lilly Durbin Mrs. Charlotte Anderton

Helen FurtadoDr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Zanardi ‘86

Robert (Bob) GianelliMr. and Mrs. William Bacigalupi

Richard Janese ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Ronnie GrayMs. Daria Janese and Ms. Teresa JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Richard J. Janese, Jr.Ms. Bonnie L. Karrigan

Shannon Lemieux Memorial Scholarship FundMr. and Mrs. Bernard HenriMr. and Mrs. Darrel L. HowattMr. and Mrs. John H. KempkeyMr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Lemieux ‘73PG&E Corporation - Campaign for the Community

Henry R. MeyerMr. and Mrs. Frank BozziniMr. and Mrs. Lance D. MilesMr. and Mrs. Michael Tiffany-BrownMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. MeyerMr. and Mrs. Thomas McDermottMr. and Mrs. Thomas SalsmanMr. Leon M. MeyerMr. Marty JamesMrs. Bernadette MeyerMs. Jo Ann MyersMs. Lou Connelly

Robert C. Morrish Memorial Scholarship FundMr. and Mrs. Kevin Daw ‘75Mr. Robert Faber and Mrs. Lynn Adamo ‘75Ms. Helen M. Prado-Chavarin

Darlene ObranovichMr. and Mrs. Benjamin Caron

Frank A. PerataBrother Conrad Kearney, FSCMr. and Mrs. Jerry D. SmithMr. and Mrs. Kevin R. DonohoeMr. Michael H. Chouinard and Mrs. Francine Perata Chouinard ‘75Mrs. Bernadette MeyerMrs. Betty J. KellyMrs. Lorraine M. NegriTreasury Wine Estates

Peter PoianiMr. and Mrs. Thomas McDermott

Isabella P. RichardsonAdair Foundation

Patrick SavageMr. and Mrs. John H. Kempkey

Herman SchneiderBrother Conrad Kearney

Olga ShifflettBrother Conrad Kearney, FSCMr. and Mrs. Frank BozziniMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Zeller, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickenson ‘71

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Scholl, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Greg Chodrick

Robert E. VanWormer ‘83Mrs. Kathleen Olup ‘83

Veronica Zimmermann Memorial Scholarship FundMr. Doug DeVaul and Susan TaylorMrs. Susan E. GavinskiMr. and Mrs. Kurt SchaldachDr. and Mrs. John P. Zimmermann

Debra Zeller TerryBrother Conrad Kearney, FSCDr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Reat

John Goodsell ScholarshipMrs. Erin M. Andre ‘77 and Mr. Joseph Andre ‘77Estate of Jeffrey William Goodsell

John Korte III Scholarship FundMr. and Mrs. John H. KorteMr. and Mrs. Maurice Doherty

Jess Romero ScholarshipRev. Antonio Valdivia

John Biale Scholarship FundMrs. Erin M. Andre ‘77 and Mr. Joseph Andre ‘77

&HonorMemorial

GIFT PROGRAM

JUSTIN-SIENAA contribution to the Honor–Memorial Gift Program is a wonderful way to honor someone

dear, either living or deceased. The name of the recipient of an Honor–Memorial gift will be

placed in the Justin-Siena Book of Remembrance and remembered in prayers of the Justin-Siena

community at the regular Masses throughout the school year.

&Honor

MemorialGIFT PROGRAM

JUSTIN-SIENA

A gift to the Honor–Memorial Gift Program is a wonderful way to honor someone dear, either living or deceased. The name of the recipient of an Honor–Memorial gift will be placed in the Justin-Siena Book of Remembrance and remem-bered in prayers of the Justin-Siena community at the regular Masses throughout the school year.

A letter is sent to the honoree or the family of the deceased informing them of your gift. The amount of your gift is confidential and supports the Justin-Siena annual tuition assistance pro-gram. For additional donation envelopes or in-formation on how to create a permanent named fund, contact the Office of Advancement at 707.255.0950 ext. 641.


annual report

AC Sailing SFAlpha Omega WineryAmici’s East Coast PizzeriaAnderson’s Conn Valley VineyardsAntica Napa ValleyArt by KiranAtalonAuberge du SoleilAzalea Springs VineayrdsB RealB.R. Cohn Winery & Olive Oil CompanyBalletto VineyardsBarbour VineyardsMr. and Mrs. Mitch BassignaniMr. Joselupe Basulto-Aceves ‘11Beaulieu VineyardMr. and Ms. Richard A. Beller, MDBenziger Family WineryBespoke CollectionBlack Coyote WinesBlack Stallion Estate WineryBlackbird VineyardsMr. Richard Blanchard Jr.Blush Napa ValleyBOND EstatesBouchaine VineyardsBoyd Family VineyardsBrooks Family VineyardBuoncristiani Family WineryBusters Southern Barbecue

Cache Creek CasinoCafe SaraforniaCain Vineyard & WineryCakebread CellarsCampus Kitchens, LLCCapiaux CellarsCardinale WineryMr. and Mrs. William B. CarsonCeladonCharles Creek VineyardCharles Krug & Peter Mondavi FamilyChimney Rock WineryChristian Brothers Retreat & Conference CenterCindy O’Brien AestheticsCliff Lede VineyardsCline CellarsClos Pegase WineryCompadres Rio GrilleCorison WineryCork Supply USACortese Training Systems, LLCMr. and Mrs. Mark CouchmanMs. Natalie CoughlinCreative Concepts & DesignMr. and Mrs. Larry K. CronwallMs. Nikole D’Adamo ‘08Dalla Valle VineyardsDrs. Kathryn and David DanzeisenDaviana WineryMr. and Mrs. Michael R. DeBlauw

Del Dotto VineyardsDiageo Chateau & Estate WinesDiamond Creek VineyardsDon Sebastiani & SonsDue Vigne di FamigliaDynacraft BSC, Inc.El Dorado KitchenElan VineyardsElevation TenElizabeth Spencer WinesEt Cetera Wine CompanyEtude WinesFailla WinesFairmont Sonoma Mission InnFar Niente WineryFavela’s FusionFortunati VineyardsFreemark Abbey WineryMr. and Mrs. Dennis R. GafvertGandona EstateMs. Karen GattonMr. and Mrs. Frank GigluitoMr. and Mrs. GiovannoniGiovannoni Luxury PropertiesGloria Ferrer Caves and VineyardsGolden Gate FieldsGolden State WarriorsGrace Family VineyardsGrgich Hills EstateGrieve Family WineryGundlach Bundschu Winery

Ms. Leona HaydenHeick Supply CompanyHerdell Printing and LithographersHeritage Olive TreesHighway 12 WineryHog Island Oyster CompanyHollywood and Vine CellarsHolme Estate CellarsHowell Mountain Vintners & Growers AssociationHunter III WinesMr. and Mrs. Gary F. JaffeJames Cole WineryJanson CapsulesJessup CellarsJoseph Phelps VineyardsJuliana’s Farm FreshJustin-Siena High SchoolKendall-JacksonKenwood VineyardsKongsgaard WineKrave JerkyLaCasettaLadera VineyardsLail VineyardsLamborn Family VineyardsMr. and Mrs. Christopher LanzafameMr. and Ms. Robert LevyLevy and McClellanLewis CellarsLuna VineyardsM Squared WinesMacArthur PlaceMadonna EstateMadrigal VineyardsMr. and Mrs. Peter K. MarksMary’s Pizza ShackMason CellarsMr. and Mrs. Peter A. C. MatteiMayo Famly WineryMeadowood Napa ValleyMeander CellarsMr. Trevor MeeksMercedes Benz of FairfieldMichael Mondavi Family EstateMorton & Bassett SpicesMr. and Mrs. Steve MouldsMt. BraveNapa Valley Adventure Boot CampNapa Valley Film FestivalNapa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln TheaterNapaStyleMr. and Mrs. Mariano Navarro Jr.Nina McLemoreNord Estate Wines

In-Kind DonationsIn-kind donations provide incredible support for special events, program needs, student activities and capital improvements. The following individuals and businesses generously provided in-kind gifts during the 2012-2013 school year that support our auctions and help to offset our operating costs for all of these activities.

The 2013 Homecoming Court and their escorts. Natalie Avellar ‘14 and Genny Say ‘14 were crowned as Homecoming Queens–the first-ever tie


Nova Wines, Inc.Orin Swift CellarsMr. and Mrs. Richard H. OsgoodOvid Napa ValleyMr. Peter R. Scott and Ms. Candice PannetierParadigm WineryParatus VineyardsPatz & Hall WineryPaul Schick Origional Organic Fine ArtPeachy Canyon WineryPeter Michael WineryPhifer Pavitt WineryPier 39Pine Ridge VineyardsMr. and Mrs. Manuel PiresPizzeria Tra VigneMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Politz, D.D.S.Prager Winery & Port WorksMr. Chuck PrattPride Mountain InnRavenswood WineryRed Cap VineyardsReplay SportsRetro CellarsRevana Family VineyardReynolds Family WineryRick Lawley TruckingRivercapRivercap SpainRobert Biale VineyardsRobert Mondavi WineryRoman Spa Hot Springs ResortRosina’s European Skin CareRudd EstateRutherford Grove WinerySaddleback CellarsSalvestrin WineryMr. and Mrs. Harold Glenn SchulmanMr. and Mrs. John SchwartzMr. and Mrs. Gary ScottScott Harvey WinesScott Lyall Clothes For MenSeavey VineyardShafer VineyardsMr. and Mrs. Grant Showley

Sift Cupcake and Dessert BarSilosSilver Oak CellarsSilverado ResortSimco RestaurantSimply Delicious CateringMr. and Mrs. William J. Smith, IISmith-Madrone WinerySolage CalistogaMr. and Mrs. Michael J. SoldatiSonoma Golf ClubSonoma RacewaySonoma Wine HardwareSpence VineyardsSport and Cycle, Inc.St. Michael’s High SchoolSt. Supery Estate Vineyards and Winery

Staglin Family VineyardSterling VineyardsSteve Silver Productions, Inc.Stony Hill VineyardStorybook MountainSummers Estate WinerySwitchback RidgeSynergy Medical Fitness CenterMr. and Mrs. Stephen TenbrinkThe Girl and The FigThe Hess Collection WineryThe LoopThe Other GuysThe Red GrapeThe TerracesThirteen Appellations WineryThomas Dawson and CompanyThorough Healing

Three Wine CompanyTicketmasterTodd TaylorTrancas SteakhouseTrefethen Family VineyardsTrinchero Family EstatesTurnbull Wine CellarsV MarketplaceVella Cheese CompanyVilLa Terrazza Patio and HomeVilla CoronaVintner’s CollectiveVon Strasser WineryWest End NapaMr. and Ms. Jeffrey Alden Yates ‘78ZD Wines

American Legion Auxiliary Napa 113 ScholarshipAugust Sebastiani Foundation ScholarshipBrian Towey ’73 Memorial ScholarshipBrother Daniel O’Connor Memorial ScholarshipByron’s Inc. Auto Body ScholarshipKathleen Frances Springer Memorial ScholarshipKiwanis Club of Greater Napa Art Stewart ScholarshipKiwanis Club of Greater Napa Brent Gularte ScholarshipKiwanis Club of Napa ScholarshipNapa County Bar Association Scholarship in Memory of Damian MaldonadoNapa Engineer’s Society - Adrianne Insogna MemorialNapa Lodge 2043, Sons of ItalyNapa Parlor No. 62, Native Sons of the Golden West Scholarship

Napa Valley College Foundation ScholarshipNapa Valley Community Foundation - Julian Weidler Business ScholarshipNapa Valley Horsemen’s Association ScholarshipNapa Valley Marathon ScholarshipNapa Valley Marathon ScholarshipO’D Open - Bill Ward Memorial ScholarshipPatrick Savage Memorial ScholarshipRotary Club of Napa (Napa Noontime Rotary)Shannon Nicole Lemieux Memorial Aquatics ScholarshipThe Presentation School ScholarshipThe Alex H. Urban Award for Theatrical Excellence The Todd and Kelly Decker Award for Theatrical Excellence

Community Scholarships for Graduating Seniors

We are blessed with close proximity to Mont La Salle, headquarters for the District of San Francisco. Joining us at the Mass of the Holy Spirit were Brothers Donald Johannson, Visitor; Mark Murphy, former visitor and Vice-Chair of the Lasallian Christian Brothers Fund; Kevin Slate, Vice Chair of the Justin-Siena Board of Trustees and Novice Director; Stanislaus Campbell, former Visitor; Conrad Kearney, former Justin-Siena Librarian; and James Joost, Auxiliary Visitor.

Did you know you can provide Jus-

tin-Siena with a much larger gift

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a gift that costs nothing during your life-

time. You can give stock and realize larger

tax savings. You can donate your house,

continue to live there, and get a tax break

all at the same time.

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Justin-siena foundation board of directors

D. J. Smith, ChairEd Farver, Vice Chair

Tom CoughlanPatrick Gleeson ’85

Timothy J. Wahle, DDS ’88 Robert T. Jordan, ex-officio

Your planned gift could allow you to obtain some or all of the follow-ing benefits:

• Fulfill your philanthropic goals• Reap income-tax savings through charitable deductions

for the value of your gifts• Avoid capital gain taxes on contributions of long-term

capital gain property• Eliminate federal estate tax on the value of the interest

in the property eventually passing to charity• Reduce costs and time in estate planning.

One of the simplest ways to benefit Justin-Siena is to name the school in your will with a general bequest. Planned gifts can build a financial safety net for the school by building an en-dowment that gives lasting and ongoing support. Please con-tact the Chief Advancement Officer at 707.255.0950 ext. 641 or [email protected] to find out more information or if you have already included Justin-Siena in your estate.

Your Legacy Gift Makes a Lifetime of Impact

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JUSTIN-SIENA is a Catholic high school in the Lasallian tradition offering a college preparatory program that serves approximately 650 young men and women in grades 9–12. Founded in 1966 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers and the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, the school is located on forty acres in the City of Napa. Justin-Siena serves a diverse student body from Napa, Sonoma, and Solano Counties.

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Sister Rosemary Touched Our HeartsIn November, Justin-Siena hosted Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe as part of the Napa Valley Film Festival’s Partners in Education. Juniors viewed the documentary film, Sewing Hope, which tells the story of her ministry with young women impacted by war in Uganda. In addition to speaking with the junior class, Sister Rosemary and the authors of the book on which the film is based held an evening discussion in the Dining Hall with members of our community—faculty, staff, parents, partner school parents, and mem-bers of local parishes. More photos from her visit can be found on our BravesLife Flickr page at: www.flickr.com/photos/justin-siena/sets

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