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DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL

At the heart of campus,

a new guiding star…

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The words of our theme are not just words.

“Deepening our faith

through remembering

God’s holy presence

and serving others.”

Message from the President

Mark DeMarco ’78

President

Each school year, the De La Salle community adopts a theme to explorethroughout the academic year. In facultyand staff retreats and professional in-servicedays, in our liturgies and communal events,in our classrooms and our co-curricular activities, we refer often to our chosentheme. It is considered, discussed, and actedupon. Beneath the hum and buzz of day-to-day events, the theme sounds a powerful, sustained and sustaining note, toguide us as we build, together, a richerunderstanding of who we are and why weare here.

The theme this year is “ Deepening ourfaith through remembering God’s holy presence and serving others.” By “ remem-bering” God and by “ serving” others, wecan create a powerful combination ofthought and action, with the desired resultthat it will “ deepen” our faith — and as ourfaith deepens, the cycle will continue, as ourremembrance of God grows more constant, and our service to others morefrequent and effective.

I was pleased to find this theme echoedwhen our new bishop in the Diocese ofOakland, The Most Reverend Michael C.Barber, S.J., made his first visit to our campus in August. He celebrated with us atthe annual preseason liturgy for students,parents, teachers and coaches involved withthe Spartan football team. Bishop Barbermet many of our parents and students,blessed the attendees, presided at Mass, andspoke eloquently about the importance ofCatholic schools.

He reminded us that a Catholic highschool is a place in which students shouldbe drawn into an encounter with God andHis Church. And how does that happen?“ Students should be able to encounterChrist in everyone working in a Catholicschool,” the bishop declared. He called outseveral ways in which we who work inCatholic high schools can create an environment in which this encounter can

happen: through instruction in the faith;through a genuinely inclusive community;through the Mass and the sacraments; andthrough service to the poor and disadvantaged.

All of these are indeed a regular part ofthe life of this school. We teach the faithand practice it; we build community by welcoming each person for who he or sheis; we celebrate the Mass and participate inthe sacraments; and we seek to serve others.The bishop said forthrightly to us that hisnumber one job as bishop is this: “ To helppeople get to heaven.” I like to think thatDe La Salle High School, and all ourCatholic sister schools, are of some help tothe bishop in his Job One. I remember whata former executive of the National CatholicEducational Association wrote a few yearsago in his book Catholic Schools: Ready forthe New Millennium, “ For more than 200years, Catholic schools have been the mosteffective means of helping youth to grow intheir faith, [and] they have been a great giftto the nation. They have educated millionsof students who became productive citizensintensely loyal their country. As we enterthe 21st century, we hope that historianswill record that Catholic schools continuedto have a profound impact on the CatholicChurch and the American nation.”

In this issue of the Union, you will seeour theme in action. You will read abouthow we endeavor to make the remem-brance of God’s holy presence a daily reali-ty, and about the many varieties of serviceto others that members of our communityare doing. For me, this is welcome evidencethat the words of our chosen theme are notjust words.

In the spirit of Saint John Baptist de La Salle,

Mark DeMarco ’78President

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Mark DeMarco ’78 President

Brother Robert J. Wickman, F.S.C. Principal

Marilyn Gardner Chief Financial Officer

Heather Pastorini Chief Advancement Officer

PRESiDEnT’S CABinET

The De La Salle “Union” is a bond of unity for the extended De La Salle family — alumni, parents, alumni parents and the many friends whomake up our school’s growing family.

The School Seal

The school seal is an important part

of the identity of De La Salle High

School. The symbols used to make up

the seal have particular meanings that

reflect the values and purpose of the

school. In the center of the seal is the

Chi Rho (Kye Row). This is the Greek

abbreviation of the title “Christ.” The

first two letters of the word Christos or

“Christ” are “Chi” and “Rho,” repre-

sented in the Greek alphabet as a

capital “X” and “P.” The fleur-de-lis,

with “lis” meaning lily in French,

reminds us of our French origins with

Saint John Baptist de La Salle. The

lamp is a symbol of knowledge, remind-

ing us of our primary purpose as a

school — education. The section of

broken chain represents freedom —

freedom from ignorance. The chain

surrounding the seal signifies strength

and unity. “Les Hommes de Foi” is

French for “Men of Faith.”

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE

About the cover: Installed in summer 2013 in front of the 300 wing, the Lasallian Signum Fidei(“Sign of Faith”) guides and grounds us.The star's five points recall our five core principles:Faith in God, Respect for All Persons, Inclusive Community, Concern for the Poor, and QualityEducation. At far left can be glimpsed a circular outdoor classroom; at far right a circularlabyrinth etched into the concrete. These three linked Courts, and other renovations, seismic,architectural, and landscaped, have transformed the heart of campus. See the back coverand page 6. (Cover photo by Brian Cahal, class of 2015.)

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Text: J. A. Gray, Mark DeMarco, BrotherRobert J. Wickman, F.S.C., KylePeterson, John Pericich, Ida Tolentino.

Photos: J. A. Gray, Brian Cahal, ProImage Studios, Speratus Winery,Yearbook staff.

Read the Union online at www.dlshs.org

campus news

2 Graduation of the Class of 2013

6 A campus is transformed

8 Lasallians see graced presences

9 The Brotherhood Boutique

11 Seniors take national honors

12 Going mobile with De La Salle

advancement

13 Holiday wine sale funds scholarships

14 Honor roll of parent donors

19 Honor roll of faculty and staff donors

20 Honor roll of alumni donors

alumni news

24 Honored alumni and Hall of Fame

26 What’s happening, classes?

26 In Memoriam

spartan sports

29 Overview of spring semester sports

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To receive this diploma today and to say you are agraduate of De La Salle High School comes at a cost,and that cost can be summed up in a word: obligation.

You have an obligation to take the education you havereceived and to use it to make this world a better place. Andyou do not have to wait until you are out of college to improvethe lot of others. You can continue to do what you havelearned to do here: Tutor someone, feed the hungry, help thehomeless, reach out to someone in need. You know in yourheart what is required of you. Act on it.

To the faculty and staff: Our obligation to the class of2013 and to all of our students is to make sure we can answer“ yes” to the following questions: Do they get it? Do theyunderstand what it means to be a Spartan and share in thisBrotherhood? Did we do all we could to assist them? Did weensure that the Mission Statement of the school is a livedexperience, and that the young men entrusted to our care areloved, instructed, and guided? This is the foundation uponwhich our education is based. This is why De La Salle High

School is a special place. I urge us to continue to examine howwe can do things better and not become complacent. We mustcontinue to love, instruct and guide our students, to empowerthem to take what they have been given and to give to others.

To the parents: We hope that we have delivered on ourobligation, taken on four years ago, to partner with you in theeducation of your son. And – not to leave you out of myobligation talk – you also have an obligation: You mustnourish the seed that was planted here at De La Salle so that itwill grow to bear fruit. Challenge your son to give back tothose less fortunate. Be the constant reminder to him about theLasallian education he takes with him. Your sons leave ustoday, but they don’t truly leave: they become our Alumni, andyou become Alumni parents, a new relationship in which, wehope, our connection with you will continue to deepen. To the class of 2013, we as a school say: You Entered to Learn – and now you must Leave to Serve.

– Mark DeMarco ’78, President

De La Salle High School Graduation 2013At the school’s 45th commencement, on May 19, 2013, the class of 2013 made its transition from students to alumni. Beloware excerpts from addresses given that day by president Mark DeMarco ’78, salutatorian Kyle Peterson ’13, and valedictorianJohn Pericich ’13. Turn the page to learn about the class’s high school achievements and college destinations.

Kyle Peterson ’13 John Pericich ’13Mark DeMarco ’78

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De La Salle has changed us, and our campus has served as thecatalyst to this gradual change. It is in buildings like theHofman Center where we could come together as brothers andappreciate our Catholic faith through liturgies and prayerservices. It is in places like the Theater where our passion forcreativity and imagination moved people to feel everythingfrom happiness and laughter to sorrow and remorse. It is inareas like the Field and Gym where we learned that hard work,sacrifice, and teamwork can be and must be learned outsidethe classroom. It is in places like Campus Ministry where wewere inspired by the power of implementing our faith intoaction and reciprocating that service towards others in need. Itis in buildings like the Library where we learned how to learnand how education is one of the greatest privileges afforded tous. Finally, this change occurred in sacred places like theChapel, Bishops Ranch, Salinas Valley, or San Diego, wherewe were encouraged to question, refine, and ultimatelystrengthen our own faith and spirituality. In all these physicalplaces, a spirit of Brotherhood has grown. And what isBrotherhood? Simply put, brotherhood is love, acceptance, andbelonging. It’s being there for one another through everything.Brotherhood isn’t just some intangible object waiting for us. Itis not simply inherited. It is made by us, in our actions andefforts, inside all these bricks and mortar. We had to be active,so that Brotherhood would be in these halls, and in our hearts:in our friendships, our laughs, our smiles, our disappointments.Today as Brothers we say thanks to our faculty, parents, andadministration, as we leave this place. And we know thatalthough we may be leaving this campus, we will never leaveour home.

– Kyle Peterson ’13, Salutatorian

De La Salle produces National Merit Scholars, science fairchampions, Olympic-level athletes, and many other peoplewhose accomplishments are extraordinary. But what most

outsiders do not know – and what I think we have allcome to learn through our time here – is that De LaSalle’s core principles center not on what type ofstudent or athlete or musician orModel UN delegate you are, but

rather on what type of human being you are. As football coachand religion teacher Mr. Eidson often says, “ At the end of theday, I don’t want to look at their GPAs. I want to look at theirsouls.”

In our four years here, we have been given so manyopportunities to “ be the change we want to see in the world.”We have taught freshmen about the importance of toleranceand respect through the Student Coalition on RespectfulEducation. We have spent hours tutoring kids at theMonument Crisis Center. We have raised money for suicideprevention in memory of our fallen brother Tyler Bunn. Wehave confronted the human side of immigration on Ven A Ver.And we came to appreciate our relationships – with ourselves,with others, and with God – in a way we had never donebefore on Kairos retreats.

When I think about De La Salle, these are the experiencesthat come to mind. Yes, I do remember the countless 400-meter repeats I did for track, and the hours I spentlearning the steps of the Krebs cycle for Honors Biology, butwhat I remember most is this school’s emphasis on affirmingthe dignity of every person. The education that we havereceived here transcends academics. While this school hastaught us about the subjunctive mood and the rules ofintegration and Newton’s laws, it has also taught us the moreimportant lesson that we, having been given this gift ofeducation and having seen some of the injustices that pervadeour world, must give back.

So my challenge to you, De La Salle Class of 2013, is togo out into the world and use this extraordinary gift that youhave been given to better the lives of others. At De La Salle,you have been fortunate enough to receive not just aneducation but an education with a purpose. The education youhave received here is not one of passivity but rather one thatsays, “ I see a problem in the world, and I’m going to do allthat I can to fix it.” Let us go forth with this audacity and senseof purpose. Let us go forth and show the world that we havenot only scholarship but also faith and integrity. Let us goforth and not only instruct but also love and guide all the

people in our lives, just as De La Salle teachers have loved,instructed, and guided us.

– John Pericich ’13, Valedictorian

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The Class of 2013 by the numbers:

251 men of faith, integrity, and scholarship make up the graduating class of 2013.

250 (99.6 percent of the class) are attending post-secondaryinstitutions, and one is joining the Air Force.

217 graduates (86 percent of the class)are attending four-yearcolleges.

112 graduates (45 percent of the class) are at four-year colleges in California. They are in 31 different schools, 21public and 10 private.

105 graduates (42 percent of the class) are at four-yearcolleges elsewhere, spreading out to 30 states and theDistrict of Columbia. They are in 58 schools, 24 public and 34 private.

94 seniors finished high school with High Honors (GPA of 3.5 and above).

83 seniors finished high school with Honors (GPA of 3.0 to 3.49).

78 students (31 percent of the class) received non-athleticmerit scholarships numbering more than 250 distinctawards.

30 students (12 percent of the class) were recruited for ath-letics at four-year schools.

California, Here i Come:The University of California system welcomes 24 Spartan grads(10 percent of the class) to eight of its campuses. The CaliforniaState University system welcomes 52 Spartan grads (21 percent ofthe class) to thirteen of its campuses.

Where Spartans Roam:Here are the most popular four-year schools,by number of DLS alumni they will welcome as freshmen.Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (12)San Jose State University (10)Saint Mary’s College of California (8)Loyola Marymount University (7)University of Colorado at Boulder (7)UC Berkeley (6)University of Portland (6)California State University at Chico (5)Montana State University at Bozeman (5)San Francisco State University (5) Santa Clara University (5)University of Southern California (5)UC Davis (5) Sonoma State University (4) Stanford University (4)

Congratulations, Class of 2013. God be with you on your journeys.

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Thirty-one States and Washington DC

“Prosper, o Lord, the work of our hands,

The prayer that is our headline is from Psalm 90.

And the reader who looks closely at the photos

above will see that our banner asking Saint John

Baptist de La Salle to “ Pray for Us!” remained flying high

throughout summer, as all around this image of our

Founder a transformation of his namesake school was

accomplished. Seismic Improvements. The second-story

walkway at the west end of the Courtyard was

demolished and replaced with a seismically sound

walkway. The second-story walkway at the east end was

also demolished but not replaced. The unused area

beneath that structure and before the 300 wing was

transformed into three linked Courts that express our

heritage and mission. Fom left to right, below:

The Meditation and Contemplation Court. The famous

labyrinth in the pavement of the Cathedral at Chartres is

Piers are sunk.

A walkway rises.

new cross and courtyardfrom the west.

A new puzzle to solve.

o prosper the work of our hands.”

replicated here, etched in colored concrete. It is an

invitation and a challenge: Can you make your way to

the center? A puzzle for the senses, a refreshment for the

spirit, and a symbol of life’s journey. The History and

Culture Court. Central to this space is the Signum Fidei,

the Sign of Faith, the star whose five points symbolize

the core principles of Lasallian education. Gathering

here or passing through, we are daily reminded of our

values and mission. Soon to be added at the eastern tip

of the star: A bronze statue of Saint John Baptist de La

Salle with two teenaged students. The Education Court.

This outdoor classroom accommodates a class of thirty

students, and this area, that used to lie chained off and

unused, is now a flowing connector between the

Courtyard and the Quad. It has become an instant

favorite as a gathering place for lunch and conversation.

A star is born.

A labyrinth is laid.

A classroom is poured.

A new classroom and conversation pit.

new cross and walkwayfrom the east.

A new space in which to gather.

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When folks are new to De La Salle, I sometimes get the question: Brother, whydo you begin prayer with the words, “ Letus remember that we are in the holy pres-ence of God” ? I am delighted to get that question, as it gives me an opportunity toshare some of the heritage of the Brothersof the Christian Schools.

It has been traditional in our schoolsthat prayer begins with the words, “ Let usremember that we are in the holy presenceof God.” After the leader intones this (withthe group joining in after the word “ remember,” ) all pause for a moment toaccept the invitation to remember.

We do not say, “ Let us place ourselvesin God’s holy presence,” as if we were notalready and always in that divine presence.We also do not say, “ Let us call upon Godto be present to us in all we do today,” as ifto say that God is only present when invited. No, in the Lasallian way of proceeding we are always in the holy presence of God.Now, then, always, this is the case. The challenge --- theinvitation --- is to remember this reality.

In a letter written to a Brother, dated May 15, 1701,St. John Baptist de La Salle says, “ The remembrance ofGod’s presence will be a great advantage in helping youand in inspiring you to do all your actions well.” Uponentering the classroom, the Brother was instructed tokneel beside his desk, make the Sign of the Cross, andremember God’s presence. Every half hour, a bell wasrung in class and a student stood at his desk and said,“ Let us remember that we are in the holy presence ofGod.” The message is clear: we are always surroundedby our loving God who does not wait to be invited into our lives.

Why this focus on the holy presence of God?What difference does it make anyway? It has to do withfinding what we are looking for. In his Meditation forthe Feast of the Epiphany, De La Salle urges theBrothers to “ recognize Jesus beneath the poor rags ofthe children” entrusted to their care. See beneath the

surface; look beyond the presentation. The“ poor rags” of our own students todaycould be a sloppy appearance, misbehaviorof some sort, an “ attitude,” apathy, cynicism… you get the point.

If we look for trouble, we will findtrouble. If we look for shortcomings, wewill find shortcomings. If we look forpromise, believing that a student has potential for success, we will find the keythat will unlock the student’s potential. Werefuse to define the student by his immediate behavior. We believe there ismore. All we have to do is keep looking.In an age when so many young people

struggle with the poverty of low self-esteem, one of the greatest gifts we cangive our students is to see their goodness,even before they see it in themselves. Weare called to name their goodness and tolove them so effectively that they begin tobelieve in that goodness.

Remembering the holy presence of God reminds usof the immense goodness and potential in each personwe encounter. How could it not, if we are, as we say webelieve, created in the image and likeness of God?Remembering the holy presence of God can keep usfocused on the good.

Every encounter with a student is an encounterwith the graced presence of God.De La Salle encouraged the Brothers to remember theholy presence of God every time they walked through adoorway. I invite you readers, members of our wider De La Salle community, along with our De La Salle faculty and staff, to take up this Lasallian habit ofremembrance, and to pay attention to the number ofdoorways you walk through in the course of a day.Whether we are teachers, coaches, parents, family members, mentors, or friends, a habit of remembrancecan make a difference in how we encounter the youngmen enrolled in De La Salle High School, and how weare able to appreciate, and respond to, the gift that theirpresence is for us.

“one of the greatest gifts we can giveour students is to see their goodness.”

By Brother Robert J. Wickman, F.S.C

The Lasallian habit of remembering God’s presence helps us to see beneath the surface.

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Every student needs clothing, but not every boy has a clothing budget to

spend. When one student noticed a Spartan brother’s need, he inspired a

team of De La Salle moms to address the need—and to do it with style.

Who doesn’t like a consignment shop? Youbrowse among selected items, some gentlyused and some never worn: business wear,

casual clothes, athletic apparel. Some things are perfect,and some are a definite maybe. (“ How does this look onme?” you ask a friend. “ Is this the right fit?” you ask theattendant.) A nice shop will have spacious rooms andmany choices; the items will be sorted by size and type,and clearly labeled. If it’s a cool place, it will have goodmusic playing, not too loud, and some snacks and drinksfor customers. And if the shop is truly great, it might askyou, the valued customer, to send in a questionnaire onwhich you list your sizes and preferences, so they canhang on the racks just the sorts of items that might suityou. (“ Which style describes you best? You may circlemore than one: Preppy. Surf/Skater.Conservative/Sophisticated. Sporty/Athletic. Semi-Hipster. Beachy.” and so on…. )

And the prices? Needless to say, the prices should bewell below retail. You are here not only to fill out yourwardrobe and to have a good time, but also to get somemajor bargains.

Welcome to the Brotherhood Boutique. It is just asdescribed above, with one important difference. The bargains here are not just good; they are perfect. Theprice of every item is exactly zero. And the customers arestrictly De La Salle students, students for whom thisunique new shop is a godsend — or, more precisely, a momsend.

noticing a Brother’s need.

It all began in September of 2012. A freshman mentioned to his mother that a fellow freshman waswearing the same clothes day after day. Mom reasonablyreplied, “ Remember when you used to wear yourfavorite team jacket all the time?” But her son had afeeling about this new friend — that his clothing habitswere not a choice, but a lack of choice; he felt sure thathis classmate did not have many clothes because hisfamily didn’t have the money to buy them. The motherthought about this. She phoned the school to ask if therewere indeed students with such needs, and if there wassome way she could help. She was connected to ChiefAdvancement Officer Heather Pastorini, from whom shelearned about The Bishop John S. Cummins ScholarshipProgram, which serves families with very low incomesand includes about 5 percent of our students. And shelearned about The Brotherhood Fund, which exists tohelp all students who may be unable on their own toafford all the incidentals of school life, such as supplies,fees, tickets, athletic gear, and clothing.

“ I was struck to learn there are many students withsuch needs, and I kept thinking about the clothing,because it is such an important thing for teenagers,” sherecalled. “ It’s so important to look right, to fit in, to becomfortable — and to express who you are.” So this DLSmom phoned another DLS mom, and they put theirheads together, and discussed everything with HeatherPastorini, and developed a plan. The plan connected two

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dots that had not been connected before: Here, at school,are students who need good clothing that they can’tafford. There, hanging in closets in nearby homes, isunused clothing just waiting to be put to use again. Whynot get the clothing out of the closets and into the stu-dents’ hands? Thus was born the Brotherhood Boutique.

This story won't mention these mothers' names, northose of their sons, who also participated, or the handfulof volunteers who eventually joined them. The womenthemselves say, “ That’s not the point.” But this chosenanonymity does make a point – which is, that they mightbe any of hundreds of De La Salle moms. They aren’thaberdashers or retail merchandisers. They are simplymothers, who have families and jobs, but who see a needamong their sons’ classmates to which they want torespond. Mom A and Mom B are nameless here becausetheir names could be the names of many people readingthis. (Perhaps the names of many people reading this willbe associated with the project as it continues to develop?)

The first request for donations went out to acquaintances and friends; the items were stored in MomB’s garage and picked over and washed and sorted. Inthe spring of 2013, the moms and their helpers got someclothes-hangers and a couple of racks, and the boys inthe Bishop Cummins Scholarship Program were invitedto come to the living room of the Christian Brothers’ residence on campus to browse for clothing that might suit them.

Customers and Clients, not Recipients

“ I think it was Heather who gave it the nameBrotherhood Boutique,” says Mom B. “ We didn’t. Oh,we were so nervous. What would the boys think? Howwould it go? They were so shy at first. I’ll just take this,they would say, and they would pick up one shirt. Andthen we were, like, sales staff and moms at the sametime, saying, “ But you’ll need some dress shirts. Andhow about these ties? And look, here are some casual

shirts: this red one would look good on you.” Mom A and Mom B could not keep back tears as

they recalled the sweet feeling of success. Says Mom A:“ We didn’t know how the boys would react. But, theyseemed to really enjoy it. They told their friends thatthey should come in. They even seemed to enjoy hangingout with us. And we realized that this was an importantthing – that we were creating an event at which theycould be customers making choices for themselves, andnot recipients taking what someone else might havedecided to give them.”

Reassured that their project did meet a real need,and in an authentically empowering way, theBrotherhood Boutique volunteers, in cooperation withthe Advancement Office, expanded their outreach thisyear. An invitation to donate clothes was sent by e-mailto current parents. It was also suggested to the graduat-ing senior class that, as they cleared out their wardrobesfor a move to college, their useful clothing, especially De La Salle spirit gear, could be added to the donation pool.

The response? “ It was wonderful, and overwhelm-ing.” This time, Mom B’s garage was bursting at theseams. With the purchase of hundreds more hangers anda couple of dozen racks, and after many hours of laborand schlepping, the result was the Brotherhood Boutiqueshown in the photos, a three-day run at the end ofSeptember 2013, at which Bishop Cummins Scholarscould “ shop” at their free periods. Having outgrown theChristian Brothers’ residence, the boutique was housedin “ the blue house” owned by the school just at the edgeof campus.

The Brotherhood Boutique team is continuing theproject, expanding its pool of clients, and offering notonly gently used items but new items also, as donationsallow. Heather Pastorini says, “ Anyone interested inknowing more about the Brotherhood Boutique and supporting it is welcome to contact me.” She is at pastorinih@dlshs.org or by phone at 925-288-8106.

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“ What is the one thing in the world that you DON’T know?”Joshua Tan makes headlines for his perfect and near-perfect scores

Three DLS students have been named Semifinalists andeleven have been named Commended Students by theNational Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC); two

have been honored by the National Hispanic RecognitionProgram (NHRP); and one has been named an OutstandingParticipant by the National Achievement Scholarship Program(NASP). Clark Messman, Joshua Tan, and Jarrett Taylor arethe NMSC Semifinalists; Justin Bongi, Reuben Castelino, ZaneDundon, Thomas Franceschi, Khalil Joseph, Brian Kerfs,Derrick Lewald, Adam Lewis, John Schwartz III, JoshuaStratmann-Kirmsse, and Huan Xue are the CommendedStudents. Alexander See and Khalil Joseph are the NHRPhonorees, and Larry C. Allen is the NASP honoree.

More about the three Semifinalists: Clark Messman is onthe Spartan swimming and cross-country teams, he volunteers

as a local Youth Educator, is active in his Catholic parish, andworks summers as a lifeguard and swim instructor; hisintellectual interests run to economics, neuroscience, andengineering. Joshua Tan, a dedicated piano student, plays in theDe La Salle concert band and is an accompanist at school andchurch. He has volunteered at Monument Crisis Center, andworks summers as a teaching assistant in a calculus class forhigh school students at UC Berkeley. Jarrett Taylor’s academicinterests include physics, neuroscience, and bio-engineering, butuntil college begins he will be fully occupied with instrumentaland vocal music, student government and community service,swimming and soccer, the chess club and science projects, andhis hobbies of reading and hiking. His summer work has beenas a counselor at JFK University’s Expressive Arts Camp forlow-income children.

Most aspiring collegians take a standardizedplacement test, one of those exams with thefamiliar initials, the SAT or the ACT. Each yearabout 1.7 million students take the SAT, andabout 1.7 million take the ACT. Many studentstake both. Why both? The tests are differentinstruments, some colleges prefer one over theother, and some students find that one test suitsthem better and will yield a higher score. Thenthey can choose which score to send to thecolleges of their choice.

Joshua Tan probably won’t have to decide which of histests will make a better impression on colleges. On the ACT, hegot a perfect 36 (one of 781 students in the nation to do so).On the SAT, he got 2390 points out of a possible 2400 (aboutone-quarter of one percent of all SAT-takers score in that range).

These outstanding results got Josh quizzed by localreporters. How did you do it? To the Contra Costa Times, hesaid, “ I really didn't do anything in particular. There are waysto prepare, but I believe the best studying is the experience youget in school. I've been fortunate to have really good teachers.There's an increasing emphasis on the importance of these tests.They are important, but I think the better preparation ismaking sure you do well in school.”

Josh sounds calm, cool, and collected, but he admits tojubilation also: “ When I found out my ACT score, it wasthrough my phone, while I was sitting on the train. I saw my

score, and I didn't believe it – I had to containmyself because I didn't want to cause a scene.”

Josh’s older brother Aaron (DLS ’08) went toUC Berkeley, majored in civil engineering, and nowworks as a project engineer. Josh foresees a similarintellectual path. As he told the Union, “ The schoolthat I most want to attend is UC Berkeley. I reallylike the campus, the location, and the opportunitiesit provides as a strong engineering school. I'm notsure about what career I want to enter, but I aminterested in mechanical engineering. The other

schools I am applying to are Princeton, Cornell, MIT, Stanford,UCLA, USC, UC San Diego, UC Davis, and RensselaerPolytechnic Institute.” His favorite subject is math. And hisfavorite thing about De La Salle High School? “ It’s thebrotherhood of the students here, really. It’s really a specialplace – and not just for the academics and the teachers.”

But, Josh, we need to bring up the thing that everyone iswondering about: If you were perfect on the ACT and just asmidgen short of perfect on the SAT, the question has to beasked: “ What is the one thing in the world that you don’t know?”

That gets a laugh. “ Well, actually, I don’t know what Idon’t know. I’m not sure specifically which questions I missed.However, I do know that for the SAT, I missed a question inthe math section. I also missed a math question on the ACT,but since I got perfect on the other sections, the overallcomposite score was still a perfect 36.”

Josh Tan ’14 on keyboard, Adam Briere ’14 on drums, Katrina Gallardo CHS ’14 on guitar, Jesus Rico’15 on bass.

The combo provided music for the annual Classic Evening at Diablo Country Club.

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De La Salle now provides this with its new “ mobile interface.”

When a mobile device contactswww.dlshs.org, it will automatically display the mobile landing page.

[Bookmark it on your iPhonewith the ADD TO HOME SCREEN button to create a one-tap link.]

The large buttons provide instant access to our

most visited and most vital pages, formatted for

easy viewing on the small screen . . .

Click News to see current news and photos.

Click Calendar to see events and special schedules for several weeks ahead.

Click Directory to find faculty and staff members and to see faculty web-pages

Click Athletics to see scheduled events for several weeks ahead, and to get Google Map directionsto the games and matches.

Click Admissions for key information and links for interested parents and prospective students.

Click Alumni for key information and links for De La Salle alumni, including Linkedin andFacebook.

Click Support De La Salle for contact information and for links to fundraising events and community functions.

Click Contact Us for the phone numbers you need most, and for Google Map directions to 1130 Winton Drive.

Click View Full Website to bring up the home page of the full-size version of the website.

De La Salle Website Goes Mobile

our full-size website is designed for viewing

on a full-size computer screen. But people

want to get information and updates on their

mobile devices in a mobile-friendly format.

Now you can take De La Salle with you when you are on the go . . .

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Looking for the perfect holiday gift idea?

Need to stock up on wine for holiday parties and events?

Want to give a gift that truly makes a difference?

We have the solution and can make your Christmas planning and shopping easy! With just one purchase you can simplify your shopping, thrill the people on your gift list -- family, friends, or professional associates -- and ensure that scholarships will be there for truly needy students who wantthis Catholic, Lasallian, college-preparatory education.

For a limited time, Speratus wines can be purchased directly through school, with an e-mail or a phonecall. Then, you can pick up your purchase at school at our Spartan Santa Reception on December 12from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., or an agreed-upon different date.

It's win-win-win with Speratus wines! These fine wines support financial aid for families whose need isgreat. For more information about this project and Speratus – the wine of hope -- please visit the website Speratus Winery.

To place an order: simply e-mail Chief Advancement Officer Heather Pastorini atpastorinih@dlshs.org, or phone her at 925-288-8106.

2010 Santa Lucia Highlands ChardonnayColor: brilliant yellow gold with touches of grey gold

On the nose: expression of quince, pear, cedar wood, crème bruléeand vanilla, lingering on banana and honey with macadamia nuts

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On the nose: Fruity and fresh with touches of blueberries, blackberries, gingerbread and a hint of fresh eucalyptus lingeringon fresh plums, clay and cranberries

On the palate: Soft entrance evolving on cherry jam with hints ofprunes and granite, lingering on lilac, roses and tobacco

A limited number of magnum bottles (1.5 liters) are available at$94 per magnum$37.00 / Bottle $444.00 / Case

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Senior Parents

Class of 2013 57.9%Anonymous (1)Mr. and Mrs. Jack AbeleMr. and Mrs. Christopher AdrianoMr. and Mrs. Jack V. AielloMs. Maureen AlaiMr. and Mrs. Richard J. AliottiMr. and Mrs. Brian A. Amador '82Mr. and Mrs. Thomas AngeloDr. Alex A. AslanMr. and Mrs. Steven R. BakosMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Baldacci '77Dr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Belisle '86Mr. and Mrs. Chuck P. BellMs. Mary Jo Bernardo and Ms. Mary Beth Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Tracy L. BobMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. BowenMr. and Mrs. Gil W. BrasherMr. and Mrs. Eric C. BreshearsMr. David I. Bruce and Ms. Pamela L. Tondreau

Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Buchanan

Mr. and Mrs. Scott P. BuckleyDr. and Mrs. Robert A. BuckleyMr. and Mrs. Camillus T. ByrneMr. and Mrs. Mark A. CabralMr. and Mrs. Paul J. CannonMr. and Mrs. Don E. Carter, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Cavallero '78Mr. Paul Chahin '82 and Ms. Leslie Guerrero-Chahin

Mr. and Mrs. Lorne F. ChambersMr. and Mrs. Campbell K. ChaneyMr. Myles A. Cheshier and Ms. Rita G. Moscuzza

Mr. and Mrs. L. J. CluteMr. and Mrs. Glenn E. CoatsMr. David C. CopelandMr. and Mrs. James R. CorbettMr. and Mrs. Joel CoronaMr. and Mrs. Walter A. D. CostaMr. Kelly F. CraneMrs. Patricia A. CraneMs. Bernadette Cu-Todd and Mr. Jeffrey Todd

Mr. Bryan Daniels

Ms. Colette DanielsMr. and Mrs. David A. DepoloMr. and Mrs. Marc P. DiosoMr. and Mrs. Martin G. DitoMrs. Judy A. DudziakMr. Thomas L. Dudziak, Jr. '76Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. ElliottMr. and Mrs. Vesty F. Enea '79Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. FabriqueMr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Fry '85Mr. John GalvinDr. and Mrs. Thomas E. GoetzeMr. and Mrs. Gary D. GoodrichMr. and Mrs. Stephen E. GrazziniMr. Raymond Green and Ms. Signe CurtisMr. and Mrs. Jeff M. GundersonMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. HaleyMr. and Mrs. Frederic J. HappyMr. and Mrs. Edgar W. HawkyardMs. Tracy HeinMr. Gary Hennis and Ms. Jane SchroederMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. HoffmanMr. and Mrs. Donald S. HoltMr. and Mrs. James C. Howard

Thank you, parents, for your generous support. Our parents form a true community,generously donating to the Annual Fund to benefit all students. Not every family at De La Sallehas need of financial aid, but more than 30 percent of our families do receive financial aid, andthis year the amount of aid granted totaled more than $2.1 million. It is thanks to supporterswho understand the importance of keeping this Catholic, Lasallian education accessible to allwho need it that we are able to keep increases in cost to a minimum. Thanks you, parents, foryour trust in us to educate your sons, and for your wonderful engagement with the varied lifeof this school and its many activities.

Our goal is 100 percent participation by our parents. When 100 percent of parents contributeto the Annual Fund, it sends a powerful message. De La Salle must look outside its owncommunity for support, to foundations, philanthropists, and others. These potential supporterslook for evidence that the school is strong, thriving, and well-managed — and well-respected bythose who are closest to it. A strong sign of this is participation in the Annual Fund by thoseclosest to the school: parents, faculty, staff, and alumni.

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Mr. and Mrs. George D. HuertasMr. and Mrs. Mark R. HughesMr. and Mrs. James E. HulburdMr. and Mrs. Grant M. HuntMr. and Mrs. Gaetan J. IngrassiaMr. and Mrs. Gary InmanMr. and Mrs. Bruce E. IrionMr. and Mrs. Anthony JankowskiDr. John W. Jaureguito and Ms. Patricia M. O'Brien

Mr. and Mrs. David T. JeansMr. and Mrs. Jeffery J. JonesMr. and Mrs. Hector JorgeMr. and Mrs. Andrew P. KarleskindDr. and Mrs. Patrick E. KavanaughMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. KeaneMs. Catherine KellyMr. and Mrs. Ronny KingMr. and Mrs. Chris KonstantinoMr. and Mrs. Deane LamontMr. and Mrs. James J. LisiakMs. Lee Ann LivingstonMr. and Mrs. Paul LonestarMs. Jennifer J. MachadoMr. C. P. MachadoMr. Michael P. Mahoney and Ms. Helena Teahan-Mahoney

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. MaloneMr. and Mrs. Manuel A. MangobaMr. Paul Marcotte and Ms. Teresa

HerigstadMr. and Mrs. Tim J. McCafferyMr. and Mrs. Daniel P. McCormickMrs. Cathy A. McSweeneyMr. and Mrs. David W. MorganMr. and Mrs. Christopher F. NottiMr. and Mrs. David W. OgburnMr. and Mrs. Humberto OrnelasMr. and Mrs. Patrick O. Oswald '83Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. OverlyMr. and Mrs. John I. PericichMr. Paul C. PetersonMr. and Mrs. James PittsMr. and Mrs. Kwadwo PokuMr. and Mrs. Brian G. PopovitsMr. and Mrs. Timothy K. PowersMrs. Julie V. ProtichMr. and Mrs. Ernest J. PuckettMr. Benjamin J. Reed and Ms. Catherine A. Tallyn

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. ReedyMr. and Mrs. Tracy ReigelmanMr. and Mrs. Harold P. Reiland, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. RigleyDr. and Mrs. Geoffrey M. RileyDr. Christine M. RileyDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. RiopelleMrs. Sherrie A. RobbinsMr. and Mrs. John J. RoganMr. and Mrs. Marc C. RoseMs. Ann L. RosselliMr. and Mrs. Andrew M. SalmeronMr. and Mrs. John A. SanchezMr. and Mrs. Gabriel V. Sapinoso

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. SchlagelMrs. June ShoreMr. David B. Simons and Ms. Melissa A. Serpanchy-Simons

Dr. and Mrs. Lynn S. SmithMr. and Mrs. Christopher A. SmithMr.and Mrs. Michael W. SozaMr. and Mrs. Douglas E. SpainhowerMr. and Mrs. Stephen SpangenbergMr. and Mrs. Randall B. StockwellMr. Michael F. SullivanMr. Gary A. Teague and Ms. Karyn L. Driscoll-Teague

Mr. Mawuko Tugbenyoh '96 and Ms. Cristal Gahagan

Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Vaccaro II '79Mr. Todd C. Van LaanenMs. Vanessa D. VicenteMs. Jane VidalMr. and Mrs. Mark VierengelMr. Jaime A. Villagomez and Ms. Annabelle Tinoco-Villagomez

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. VincentMr. and Mrs. Christopher L. WalshMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. WardMr. John F. Warnock and Ms. Yvette Rodriguez Warnock

Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. WensleyMr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. WeselohMr. and Mrs. Anthony A. WillMr. and Mrs. David M. WindsheimerDr. and Mrs. Vincent E. YamamotoMr. Luca Zanet and Ms. Victoria LustanMr. and Mrs. Joseph Ziolkowski

Junior Parents

Class of 2014 53.5%Anonymous (1)Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. AlmsMr. and Mrs. Larry C. Allen, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Vincent F. Bartoni, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Bruno R. BellafronteMr. and Mrs. William H. BerrimanMr. and Mrs. Michael L. BoroskyMr. and Mrs. Eric C. BreshearsMr. and Mrs. David BriereMr. Rodney C. Brinser and Ms. Stacey L. Harris-Brinser

Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. ButlerMr. and Mrs. Steven A. CallawayMr. and Mrs. Kevin ChiapelloMr. and Mrs. Sanjay ChoudharyMr. and Mrs. Clifford R. ConteMr. and Mrs. Christopher W. CozortMr. and Mrs. Dennis P. CzarneckiMr. and Mrs. David L. DildineMr. and Mrs. Peter H. DilleMr. and Mrs. John F. Doyle '82Mr. and Mrs. George C. Driscoll '76Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. DuncanMr. and Mrs. Christopher P. DundonMr. and Mrs. Craig Z. EgoianMr. and Mrs. Brian J. Evans

Mr. and Mrs. Steven N. FairfieldMr. and Mrs. Larry FernandesMr. and Mrs. Joe P. FerranteMr. and Mrs. Russell ForresterMr. and Mrs. Vincent FranceschiMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. FregosiMr. and Mrs. Keith R. FreitasMr. and Mrs. William F. Fuller '81Mr. and Mrs. Steven T. GarskeMr. and Mrs. Louis G. GervolinoMr. and Mrs. Paul A. GiacolettiMr. and Mrs. James D. GilchristMr. and Mrs. Miguel T. GonzalezMr. and Mrs. James M. Greaney, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. GriffinMr. and Mrs. Matthew J. GuelfiMr. and Mrs. Steven GuthrieMr. and Mrs. James D. HarbisonMr. and Mrs. Brian F. HaynesMr. and Mrs. James C. HechtMr. and Mrs. Mike P. HertelMr. Andre R. Hill and Ms. Janine A. Guy Hill

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. HoganMr. and Mrs. Donald P. HooperMr. and Mrs. Julio C. HornaMr. Guy S. Houston and Ms. Ingeborg E. Sorensen

Mr. and Mrs. William J. HubertyMr. and Mrs. Michael A. HughesMr. and Mrs. Blair HurlockMr. and Mrs. John D. HutchinsonDr. and Mrs. Alan K. IannacconeMr. and Mrs. Patrick J. InglesbyMr. and Mrs. Paul J. Jannisse '84Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. JohnstonMr. Gary C. Jones and Ms. Lydia B. Jeung

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. JoyceMr. and Mrs. Bradley G. KaminMr. and Mrs. John A. KarachewskiMr. and Mrs. John P. KeaneMs. Leigh A. Kirmsse and Ms. Melissa M. Kirmsse

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. KoenigDr. Sihao Lam and Dr. Fatima R. Pineda-Lam

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. LeahyMr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. LewisMr. and Mrs. Christopher J. LongMr. and Mrs. Walter L. MacyMr. and Mrs. James D. MaherMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. MaloneyMr. and Mrs. James L. MarcotteMr. and Mrs. Patrick W. MartinMr. and Mrs. Robert L. McAdamMr. and Mrs. Randy A. McCann '86Mr. and Mrs. David T. McDonaldMr. and Mrs. David S. McGrewMr. and Mrs. Ralph N. MendelsonMr. and Mrs. Jesus MendozaMr. and Mrs. C. D. MessmanMr. and Mrs. Joe MetcalfMr. and Mrs. David Miller

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Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. MorrisMr. and Mrs. Eamon J. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Franklin J. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Douglas NakanoMr. and Mrs. Jeffery A. NelsonMr. and Mrs. Huy Q. NguyenMr. and Mrs. Robert N. NyeMr. and Mrs. Steven R. OrmondMr. and Mrs. Todd PastoriniMs. Marianne A. PayneMr. and Mrs. Bruce L. PeissonMr. and Mrs. Bruce I. PekariMr. and Mrs. Peter F. PerezMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. PerinoMr. Paul J. Peterson and Ms. Suzanne T. Nuti Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. PrimasingMr. and Mrs. Paul M. RadichMr. David M. Rico and Ms. Cindy L. Chan

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. RobertsMrs. Lisa Rossiter-BrewerMr. and Mrs. Juan RovirosaMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. RueckertMr. and Mrs. Jerome P. RussoMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Saccullo '82Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. SanchezMs. Linda A. SarverMr. and Mrs. Sblend SblendorioMr. Mark W. Schmidt and Ms. Suzanne M. Spillane-Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. SchwarzMr. and Mrs. Adam G. SeeMr. and Mrs. Stephen C. SemenchukMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. SennaMr. and Mrs. Owen J. ShackletonMr. and Mrs. Richard J. SheetsMr. and Mrs. Michael F. SmithMr. and Mrs. Stephen SpangenbergMr. and Mrs. Kent StrazzaMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. TalaugonMr. and Mrs. Anthony TanMr. and Mrs. Thomas H. TaylorMs. Desiree M. VelascoMr. and Mrs. Michael A. VellaMr. Danny V. Vu and Ms. Catrina N. Dang

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton J. WallaceMr. and Mrs. Christopher L. WalshMr. and Mrs. Theodore WilmMr. Jonathan H. Wilson and Ms. Dana C. Simi-Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Troy F. WittenmeierMr. and Mrs. Hoa T. WongMs. Yvonne Ybanez-Ramirez and Mr. Salvador E. Ramirez

Mr. Michael R. Zumbo and Ms. Bonnie K. Toland-Zumbo

Sophomore Parents

Class of 2015 68.1%Mr. and Mrs. David F. AbeleMr. and Mrs. Joseph AbenojaMr. and Mrs. David AckleyMr. David Afinowicz and Ms. Therese M. da Silva

Mr. and Mrs. William J. AnzoateguiMr. and Mrs. Albert J. AragonDr. Ramsey Araj and Dr. Susan DugoniMr. and Mrs. Jaime AranaDr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Belisle '86Mr. and Mrs. Othon BenaventeMr. and Mrs. Michael BenzMr. and Mrs. Todd L. BequetteMr. and Mrs. James D. BolandMr. Jason BrinkmanMr. and Mrs. Michael C. BuckleyMr. and Mrs. Timothy A. CahalMr. and Mrs. Gianfranco CampaMr. and Mrs. Ben T. CarmichaelMr. and Mrs. Enrique C. CarreraMr. Myles A. Cheshier and Ms. Rita G. Moscuzza

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. ClanceyMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. CookMr. and Mrs. John CorpusMr. and Mrs. Michael R. CostelloMr. Kevin CostonMr. and Mrs. Paul C. CrossenMr. Jose R. CumagunMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. DalpiazMr. and Mrs. Patrick DaulMr. and Mrs. George J. Del MonteMr. and Mrs. John A. DeMartiniMr. and Dr. Mark A. DeVincenziMr. and Mrs. Brendan DonachieMr. and Mrs. Marc D. DouvilleMr. and Mrs. John J. DronMr. and Mrs. John J. DyerMr. and Mrs. Mark G. EdwardsMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Engelhart '83Mr. and Mrs. Enrique EustaquioMr. and Mrs. Blaine R. FrostMr. Dirk Fulton and Ms. Becky KukkolaMr. and Mrs. Fabrizio GalliMr. and Mrs. John D. GardnerMr. and Mrs. Michael J. GiossoMr. Carl B. GodkinMr. and Mrs. Dan GomezMr. and Mrs. Hilbert GomezMr. Ruddy Gomez and Mrs. Veronica Lopez

Mr. and Mrs. John W. GonzalezMr. and Mrs. Robert S. Guelld '81Mr. and Mrs. David HananMr. Robert P. Hanel and Ms. Anita P. Gursahani

Mr. Jonathan R. HardyMr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Hare '83

Mr. and Mrs. Hal T. HarmonMr. and Mrs. Grover HeiskellMr. and Mrs. Sean HoganMr. and Mrs. Samuel L. HookerMr. and Mrs. Bill HoughtonMr. and Mrs. Valentin HuertaMr. and Mrs. Lon HuffmanMr. and Mrs. Grant M. HuntMr. and Mrs. Frank J. Inzerillo, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas JanettasMr. and Mrs. Dave JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Peter J. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. David JonesMr. and Mrs. Dana J. KafkaMr. and Mrs. Matthew D. KauffmanMs. Nyisha King and Mr. Marchon KingDr. and Mrs. Charles C. KingMr. and Mrs. Scott A. KinneyMr. and Mrs. Stephen P. KlineMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. LakersMr. and Mrs. Richard LandryMr. and Mrs. Gregory M. LeiterMr. David A. Lentz '79Mrs. Michelle LewisMs. Lynn P. LintzMr. and Mrs. Donald P. Lofe, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John C. LoftusMr. and Mrs. Paul LonestarMr. and Mrs. Noel LopezMr. and Mrs. Francisco E. Luna '85Ms. Jennifer J. MachadoMr. C. P. MachadoMr. and Mrs. Francis J. MadiganMr. and Mrs. Stephen T. MarkeyDr. Andrew Marshall and Dr. Lynne Marshall

Mr. and Mrs. Louay MasarwehMr. Barry L. MayerMr. and Mrs. Michael G. McAdooMr. and Mrs. Greg L. McAdooMr. and Mrs. Mark S. McGranahanMrs. Cathy A. McSweeneyMr. and Mrs. Rick MedeirosMr. and Mrs. Marc K. MitchellMr. Michael J. Monaldo and Ms. Valerie A. Nagel

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey MonasterialMr. and Mrs. Eric D. MorganMr. and Mrs. Thomas MorganMr. and Mrs. Michael D. MorleyMs. Irma MunguiaMr. and Mrs. Kirk A. MusacchioMr. and Mrs. Huy Q. NguyenMr. and Mrs. David W. OgburnMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. OlingerMr. and Mrs. Patrick O. Oswald '83Dr. and Mrs. Michael W. Ottati, Jr. '88Mr. and Mrs. Pacifico PalacayMrs. Margaret M. PallackMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Pauline '80

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Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. PaulsonMr. and Mrs. John D. Pelster '87Mr. and Mrs. Rigoberto PenaMr. and Mrs. Ronaldo S. PerezMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. PerkoMr. and Mrs. Mark PerliteMr. and Mrs. James P. PetersMs. Melissa D. PortisMr. and Mrs. Timothy K. PowersMr. and Mrs. Michael L. PurcellMr. and Mrs. John A. QuinnMrs. Donna L. Ramirez ReyesMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. ReedyMr. and Mrs. Harold P. Reiland, Jr.Ms. Jeanette ReinholzMr. and Mrs. Irvin ReulingMr. and Mrs. William L. RiberaMr. and Mrs. Jesus RicoMr. and Mrs. Robert S. RigleyMr. and Mrs. James P. RisoMs. Lisa M. RoaMr. and Mrs. Henry J. RobichaudMr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Robison '86Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. RodneyMr. and Mrs. Vince RomeoMr. and Mrs. David C. RostratterMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. RueckertMr. and Mrs. John A. SanchezMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. SandriMr. and Mrs. Kent K. SasakiMr. and Mrs. Christopher L. SavioMs. Cristin A. SchatzMr. and Mrs. Charles W. Schneider '83Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. SchumannMs. Dorothy M. ScocciMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. SennaMr. and Mrs. Matthew SitzmannMr. and Mrs. Sergey SmirnovMr. and Mrs. Donald W. SmithMr. and Mrs. Jim SongeyMr. and Mrs. Steve W. SullivanMr. and Mrs. Douglas J. TalmadgeMr. Simon J. Taylor and Mrs. Bonnie S. Burnett-Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Chris O. TheodorakisMr. and Mrs. John S. TravaleMr. and Mrs. Phillip L. TrippMr. and Mrs. Michael W. VanderKlugt '87Dr. and Dr. Michael VaronMr. and Mrs. Carlos VillaramaMr. and Mrs. Jeff W. VornhagenMr. and Mrs. Dean C. WallahanMr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Wanket '79Mr. and Mrs. James G. WardyMr. and Mrs. Michael R. WarrinerMr. and Mrs. Timothy WatersonMrs. Kelly A. WhalleyMr. Timothy L. Whitlow '84Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. WillardDr. and Mrs. Yongmin ZhuMr. and Mrs. Joseph Ziolkowski

Freshmen Parents

Class of 2016 66.4%Mr. and Mrs. Jack AbeleMr. and Mrs. Virgilio A. AbesamisMr. Keith Adabie and Mrs. Judy AdabieMr. and Mrs. Lucas AguilarMr. and Mrs. Jason M. AllenMr. Brian W. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Steven T. AringMr. and Mrs. Hunter ArmisteadMr. and Mrs. Craig AyersMr. and Mrs. Frank A. BalestreriMr. and Mrs. Eduardo E. BarrientosMr. and Mrs. Vincent F. Bartoni, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Prak BebartaMr. and Mrs. David BehielMr. and Mrs. Miklos C. BenkoMr. and Mrs. David M. Birka-WhiteMr. Patrick J. BlakeMs. Diane P. BlakeMr. and Mrs. James D. BolandMr. and Mrs. Robert W. Brasiel '82Mrs. Julie D. BryceMr. and Mrs. Eric BuchananMr. and Mrs. Francis ByrneMr. and Mrs. Don E. Carter, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Lorne F. ChambersMs. Victoria J. CincoMr. and Mrs. Glenn E. CoatsMs. Jennifer L. ColonMr. and Mrs. Brent T. ConwayMr. and Mrs. Allen T. CristwellMs. Bernadette Cu-Todd and Mr. Jeffrey Todd

Mr. and Mrs. William CyganMr. and Mrs. Philip S. DatteDr. and Mrs. David M. DobinMr. and Mrs. Roger G. DouglasMr. Jeffrey E. DozierMr. and Mrs. John DzenitisMr. and Mrs. Mark E. EitelgeorgeMr. and Mrs. Steven N. FairfieldMr. and Mrs. Linus J. FariasMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. FogartyMr. and Mrs. Baird D. FogelMr. and Mrs. William F. ForesterMr. and Mrs. William F. Fuller '81Mrs. Abigail GalanMr. and Mrs. Luis I. GonzalezMr. and Mrs. Gary A. GrayMs. Perlita G. GrayMr. and Mrs. James M. Greaney, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne F. GuerreroDr. and Mrs. Christopher GuistoliseMr. and Mrs. Gus HalasMr. and Mrs. Anthony F. HallMr. and Mrs. Charles P. HardimanMr. and Mrs. Roger HassettMr. and Mrs. Thomas HaysMr. and Mrs. Brian J. Henderson '83Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Hinckley '84Mr. and Mrs. Scott K. Hirsch '82

Mr. and Mrs. Scot T. HolmesMs. Nancieanne HopkinsMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. HouriganMr. and Mrs. William J. HubertyMr. and Mrs. Michael A. HughesMr. and Mrs. Fredrick G. HunzikerMr. Kiril I. IlievMr. and Mrs. Eric W. JacksonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. JonesMr. and Mrs. William F. JonesMr. and Mrs. Andrew P. KarleskindDr. and Mrs. Jerry F. KatzMs. Janice KelsoMr. and Mrs. William KemperMr. and Mrs. Trever KnoflickMr. and Mrs. Timothy G. KoelzerMr. and Mrs. Ken LafredoMr. and Mrs. William S. LappinMr. and Mrs. Patrick M. LencioniMr. and Mrs. Lester LesavoyMr. and Mrs. David LeymanMs. Surekha G. LimMr. and Mrs. Eric LindbergMr. and Mrs. Dan LopezMr. and Mrs. Nick Macarchuk IIIMr. and Mrs. Roberto MadrigalMr. and Mrs. Brian G. MagueMr. and Mrs. Chris MaloneyMr. Gene ManginiMr. and Mrs. Oliver D. MapuaMs. Aniluz MarianoMr. and Mrs. David T. McDonaldMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. McGregorDr. and Mrs. Brim McMillan-GordonMr. and Mrs. Brian K. Mercer '86Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. MercierMrs. Hanne B. MerrittMr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. MifsudMr. and Mrs. Roy J. MilitarMrs. and Mr. Desiree K. Monsarrat-RoyMr. and Mrs. Veniero A. MontiMr. and Mrs. Robert A. MoodyMr. and Mrs. Gerald E. NeufeldDr. and Mrs. Robert B. NevesMr. and Mrs. Miles NikaidoMr. Robert D. Nyberg III '90Ms. Deanna L. NybergMr. and Mrs. Robert N. NyeMr. and Mrs. Mark L. OatleyMs. Czon S. OliverosMr. and Mrs. Jordan D. OlivierMr. and Mrs. Martin H. OlsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. O'SullivanMr. and Mrs. Michael OxmanMr. and Mrs. John M. PacelliMr. and Mrs. John-Ashley PaulMr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Pauline '88Mr. and Mrs. Edward PerreyMr. and Mrs. Eric PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Robert RainesDr. and Mrs. Romeo E. RamosMr. and Mrs. Armando I. Ramos '93

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos RatinhoMr. and Mrs. James A. RedmondDr. and Mrs. Jason M. RennerMr. and Mrs. Hugh R. RidgwayMr. Eugene RiemenchneiderDr. and Mrs. Geoffrey M. RileyDr. Christine M. RileyMs. Gina RodgersMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Romano '83Mr. and Mrs. David RomeroMr. and Mrs. James P. RowleyDr. and Mrs. Carl R. RunyonMr. Lawrence Bell and Mrs. Sandra Sabatino-Bell

Mr. Emilio Salas and Mrs. Rosa E. Barajas

Mr. and Mrs. Scott SchartonMr. Joseph SchermanMr. and Mrs. Scott SchimbergMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. SchlagelMr. and Mrs. Michael R. SchwarzMr. and Mrs. Michael ScottMs. Darlene T. SearsMr. and Mrs. Ricky E. SerranoMr. and Mrs. Zachary ShessMr. and Mrs. John J. SimonelliMr. and Mrs. Richard E. SimpsonMr. and Mrs. David L. SmithMr. and Mrs. Christopher A. SmithMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. SowardMr. and Mrs. Stephen SpangenbergMr. and Mrs. William R. SpencerMr. and Mrs. Renton C. SquiresMr. and Mrs. Gregory H. StarkmanMr. and Mrs. Jeff StegnerDr. and Mrs. Darrin D. StuartMr. and Mrs. Dominic J. StullMr. Kevin M. Sullivan and Mrs. Tamara Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. TannerMrs. Laura A. TehraniMr. and Mrs. John ThumaMr. and Mrs. Steven A. TomkoviczMr. and Mrs. Christopher H. TrinkusMr. and Mrs. Timothy Y. TrueMr. and Mrs. Brian J. TyserDr. and Dr. Bernabe F. UrbanoMs. Helena P. ValentineMr. Scott P. ValentineMs. Sandra J. Vella-AndradeMr. and Mrs. Alan J. Vernon II '85Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Vest ’83Mr. and Mrs. Mike VollmanMr. and Mrs. Mark A. Vranesh '85Mrs. Karla D. VukelichMr. and Mrs. David WaiteMr. and Mrs. James G. WardyMr. and Mrs. David W. WarnerMr. and Mrs. Robert A. Webb

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. WongMr. and Mrs. David M. WorthleyMr. and Mrs. Carlos R. Zapata '87Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Zocchi '74Ms. Teresa C. ZocchiMr. Michael R. Zumbo and Ms. Bonnie K. Toland-Zumbo

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De La Salle’s Honor Roll of Donors

recognizes parent gifts made to the De

La Salle Annual Fund from July 1,

2012 through June 30, 2013. We have

made every effort to provide a com-

plete and accurate listing. However,

errors may occur, and we hope you

will accept our sincere apologies. Please

contact Karla Wiese, Director of

Development, in the Advancement

Office at (925) 288-8195 or

wiesek@dlshs.org, and we will correct

our records.

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De La Salle High School’s gala fundraising event of the year.At beautiful Diablo Country Club.

Talk, dine, dance, and bidon live and silent auctions

with a few hundred close friends.

Information:Chief Advancement Officer

Heather Pastoriniat 925-288-8106

or pastorinih@dlshs.org

Save the Date!

F.E.T.E. AuctionApril 5, 2014

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“I give because…”“…because I know that my gift will help a teenager become a responsible, compassionate, andloving young man. I have seen the power of De La Salle to change lives.”

“…because I get to see the direct result of the generosity of this community in the classroom, onthe playing field, at service sites, and on retreat.”

“…because this school gave so much to me as a student: My life was literally changed becauseof my time at De La Salle, and my gift says thank-you.”

“…because St. La Salle called us to be like older brothers and sisters to our students. My supportof De La Salle feels like encouragement of my younger brothers.”

Anonymous (5)Viki Acquistapace Joe and Wendy AliottiJustin Alumbaugh '98Brett Anderson '97Michael Appel Janet Appel Michael Aquino Felix Armenta Douglas Bauman Sherry Bedford Andrew BerkesDr. Elizabeth BerkesWalter Bradford Sean '97 and Emerald BristolDerricke Brown Greg Brown-Davis '97Linda Byrne Matthew Castello '80Alfredo Chua Greg and Ann ClouthierLarry Colón Patricia Crane David Cunningham Christian Curry '89Michael Dal Poggetto Cheryl Delahoussaye Mark '78 and Lori DeMarcoRebecca and Michael DeWeeseOmar Diaz Lillian Dickson Scott Drain '94John Dyer Terry Eidson David and Monica FrymanVanessa Gai Kelly and Mike GardnerMarilyn and Paul GardnerKeith Gillette

Richard Graham '90Joseph Grantham J. A. Gray Robert Guelld '81Steven Guthrie Father LaSalle Hallissey '69Matthew Harrison '96Roger Hassett Mary Hassett Cathy and Ken HigakiAllan Hightman Scott Hirsch '82Christopher Hood-Rosales '76Cathy and Jon JacquesDavid Jeans Jay Juarez Corey W. KellyKirk Kincaid Bob Ladouceur Brother Jésus Lara Lissa Leigh Leo '94 and Megan Lopoz Jose Lozano Greg MacArthur '03Joan MacDonald Kimberly MacLean Melissa Marnell Jeffrey and Siobhan MarzluftMichael Mattos Mary Ann Mattos John McDonough Alison McNell Raymond Meadows '97Kent ’87 and Kim MercerTony Moore Guillermina Nicholson Charles Noland Zosimo Odal Stephen Oelschlager

Mr. and Mrs. Michael OtterstedtHeather and Todd PastoriniNick Pelosi '91John Pelster '87Jose Portillo Russell Probst James Puccetti '02Franco Reguzzoni Kathy Resch Janet Richards Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Roberts '88 David Rosenbaum Brother Michael Saggau Penny and Edward SandersLinda Sarver Michelle Schimberg Elaine Seed Lauren Seeno Emily and Kevin Selby '91Diana Serrano Spencer Shively Margaret Silva Alexandra Stevenson Monica Szczepanski Annemarie Talmadge Ida Tolentino Rene Tuballa Dee Turrin Alber Valle Donald Van Bomel Jr. and Kaitlin BarryBrother George Van Grieken, FSX Brother Robert J. Wickman,FSC Karla and David WieseRonald and Mary YonekawaRizalde Yu Jaime Zavala Robert Zorad

FACULTY AND STAFF HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Thank you, faculty and staff, for your leadership. Our employees kicked off De La Salle’sAnnual Fund effort for the current school year by enrolling as donors, and by September 30 wehad reached a participation rate of 98 percent. Why do these dedicated professionals reach intotheir own pockets to support this educational mission? They can tell you, quietly and anony-mously, in their own words.

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Anonymous (2)Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bihler '69Dr. and Mrs. Gary T. Guglielmino '69Father LaSalle Hallissey, O.P. '69Dr. and Mrs. Timothy L. O'Malley '69Mr. Gary L. Weberling '69

Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Brocca '70Mr. and Mrs. Leonard W. Gollnick III '70Mr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Klenow '70Mr. and Mrs. James M. McCaughey '70Mr. Robert J. Montgomery '70

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T. Boet '71Mr. and Mrs. John DeVincenzi, Jr. '71Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Hogan '71

Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Seilhan '71

Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Dailey '72Brother Lawrence P. Haley, FSC '72Mr. Robert J. Knebel '72Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Malberg '72Mr. and Mrs. Darrell A. Moody '72

Mr. and Mrs. David J. Del Beccaro '73Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Keenan '73Mr. Rick E. Koch '73Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Spiller '73Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Stokes '73

Mr. and Mrs. Steven V. Atoigue '74Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Celeri '74

Mr. Andrew C. Johnson '74Mr. Joseph B. Kearney '74Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Lucas '74Dr. and Mrs. John P. Ternes '74Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Zocchi '74

Mr. Mark A. Del Beccaro '75Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Donahue '75Mr. and Mrs. Terence D. Doyle '75Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Frainier '75Mr. Donald B. Gamble '75Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Price '75Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Pursley '75Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Quintero '75Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Sullivan, Ph.D. '75

Thank you, Alumni, for your generosity. In the past few years the percentageof alumni making a donation has more than doubled, and our goal is to continue that steadygrowth. Will you help us to reach the goal of 15 percent participation? Your engagement withthe school today will make it better and stronger for the students of tomorrow.

The tuition gap is $1,700 per student per year. Many are still surprised to learn that tuition doesnot cover the full cost to educate a student throughout the school year. Our endowment is stillin its infancy (in comparison to other schools) but it continues to grow. Meanwhile, we makeevery effort to keep the cost of education affordable for all families.

The De La Salle Alumni Association continues to offer our more than 8,500 alumni manyopportunities for engagement. More and more alumni “ come back to De La Salle” for events,reunions, and charity drives, for sports and performing arts. We ask you also to answer the callto support the Annual Fund that benefits all students.

* Solicitable Alumni is defined as alumni with valid contact information and not in college.

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Alumni Annual Fund Participation Growth 2007 to 2012

Timeframe Solicitable Alumni* # Alumni Donors % Change from Previous Year % Alumni Participation

FY 2007-08 5,180 167 N/A 3.22%

FY 2008-09 5,449 269 61.08% 4.94%

FY 2009-10 5,681 288 7.06% 5.07%

FY 2010-11 5,951 408 41.67% 6.85%

FY 2011-12 6,132 463 13.48% 7.55%

FY 2012-13 6,280 472 0.019% 7.51%

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Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Azevedo '76Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Bruni '76Mr. and Mrs. Patrick S. Cahill '76Mr. Michael J. Cashman '76Dr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Devlin '76Mr. and Mrs. George C. Driscoll '76Mr. Thomas L. Dudziak, Jr. '76Dr. and Mrs. John D. Fichtenkort '76Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gallagher '76Mr. Christopher A. Hood-Rosales '76Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Johnson '76Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. McClay '76Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. McKinnon '76Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Mineart '76Mr. and Mrs. James G. Olwell '76Mr. Victor D. Perez '76Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shoemaker '76Mr. Michael F. Sweeney '76

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Baldacci '77Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Bredbenner '77Mr. Joseph L. Garaventa '77Mr. and Mrs. Chad K. Holsen '77Mr. Karl F. Kreft '77Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Lawton, Jr. '77Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Lynch '77Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mayer '77Mr. Timothy V. Millette '77Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Perez '77Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Riccabona '77Mr. Barry R. Serafino '77Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Turner '77Mr. J. K. Young '77

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Cavallero '78Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. DeMarco '78Mr. Brian M. Serafino '78

Mr. William P. DePaschalis '79Mr. and Mrs. William H. Eggers, Jr. '79Mr. and Mrs. Vesty F. Enea '79Mr. William A. Frainier '79Mr. David A. Lentz '79Mr. Thomas J. McLeod '79Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Mertes '79Ms. Becky Packard and Mr. Edward Nagy '79

Col. and Mrs. Paul R. Pryor '79Mr. and Mrs. John H. Reyna '79Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Skillman, Jr. '79

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Steeb '79Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Vaccaro II '79Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Wanket '79

Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Amador III '80Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Arvin '80Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Balog '80Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Camera '80Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Castello '80Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hanecak '80Mr. Robert M. Hopfner '80Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Lafayette '80Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. McNiff '80Mr. Jesse H. Molinar '80Mr. Mark M. Mullen '80

Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Newcomb '80Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Pauline '80Cdr. (Ret.) and Mrs. Edward A. Robertson, Jr. '80

Brother Kevin M. Slate, FSC '80Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Souza '80

Mr. and Mrs. George F. Condon III '81Mr. Christopher J. Crespi '81Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. DePaschalis '81Mr. and Mrs. John L. Ewins '81Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Fitzsimmons, Jr. '81

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Fuller '81Mr. Michael J. Grisius '81Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Guelld '81Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Hazelwood '81Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Medeiros '81Mr. Robert H. Palmer '81Mr. Gregory P. Rosellini '81Mr. and Mrs. John E. White '81Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Wilson '81

Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Amador '82Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Baldacci '82Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Brasiel '82Mr. Paul Chahin '82 and Ms. Leslie Guerrero-Chahin

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Doyle '82Dr. Kenneth J. Fraga '82Mr. and Mrs. James H. Francis '82Mr. and Mrs. Mike F. Hegeman '82Mr. and Mrs. John D. Henry '82Mr. and Mrs. Scott K. Hirsch '82Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Irving '82Mr. and Mrs. Virginius N. Miller '82Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Miner '82Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Ruiz '82

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Baldacci '83Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cumbelich '83Mr. and Mrs. Darrell J. Di Giovanni '83Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Engelhart '83Mr. Robert D. Glynn III '83Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Hare '83Mr. Brian J. Harrington '83Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Henderson '83Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Jarrett '83Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O. Oswald '83Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Romano '83Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Schneider '83Mr. and Mrs. Matthew L. Schoenthaler '83

Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Hinckley '84Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Irving CPA '84Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Jannisse '84Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Knoedler '84Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Palm '84Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Pels '84Dr. Michael Twomey J. Rubino III '84Mr. Timothy L. Whitlow '84

Dr. and Mrs. Jason R. Clark '85Mr. Michael B. Denney '85Mr. and Mrs. Eric D. Droll '85

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Fry '85Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Grupalo '85Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Krochmal, Jr. '85

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Laiolo '85Mr. and Mrs. David R. Lucas '85Mr. and Mrs. Francisco E. Luna '85Mr. and Mrs. Sean T. McCarthy '85Mr. and Mrs. John C. O'Leary '85Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Renner '85Mr. Richard A. Schmidt '85Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Vernon II '85Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Vranesh '85Mr. Andrew J. Williams '85

Mr. and Mrs. Michael X. Azevedo '86Dr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Belisle '86Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Bianchina, Jr. '86

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Burke '86Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. Camera '86Mr. and Mrs. Greg M. Carrillo '86Mr. Gregg J. Chavaria '86Mr. and Dr. Michael A. Di Fiori '86Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Freeman '86Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ghisletta '86Mr. Timothy E. Grewis '86Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Hannigan '86Mr. and Mrs. Sean R. Jordan '86Mr. and Mrs. George R. Lotti, Jr. '86Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Lynch '86Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Malone II '86Mr. Louis M. Mangini '86Mr. and Mrs. Anthony S. Masso '86Mr. and Mrs. Randy A. McCann '86Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Mercer '86Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Nevares '86Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Rivello '86Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Robison '86Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rollo '86Lt. and Mrs. Laurence F. Ryan '86Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Savarese '86Mr. Ronald A. Sherman '86Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Swenson '86Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Turner '86Mr. and Mrs. Antonio L. Vernon '86Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Walsh '86

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Beauchamp '87Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Francis '87Mr. and Mrs. Tom V. Joanes '87Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. LaCour '87Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Lofy '87Mr. Greg A. Lucas '87Mr. and Mrs. Kent M. Mercer '87Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Morrison '87Mr. and Mrs. James P. Otis '87Mr. and Mrs. John D. Pelster '87Mr. Peter M. Pinsoneault '87Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Riley '87Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Roth '87Mr. Ronald A. Rusca '87Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Salvemini '87Mr. Donald H. Santina '87Mr. and Mrs. Brook E. Serafino '87Mr. John P. Shoaff '87

Mr. and Mrs. Millen L. Simpson III '87Mr. and Mrs. Joel F. Slavonia '87Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Urizar, Jr. '87Mr. Gerardo Valle '87Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. VanderKlugt '87

Mr. Kevin Asuncion '88Mr. Timothy H. Gallagher '88Mr. Michael Joyce '88Dr. and Mrs. Michael W. Ottati, Jr. '88Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Pauline '88Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Roberts '88Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Stead '88Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Still '88Mr. Ivan B. Vela '88

Mr. Christopher H. Barry '89Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Brien '89Mr. David P. Burke '89Mr. and Mrs. Christian N. Curry '89Mr. Victor M. DeMelo '89Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Gargaro '89Mr. and Mrs. Jason M. Krane '89Mr. Jose Leiva-Munguia '89Mr. and Mrs. Dominick G. Mazotti '89Mr. and Mrs. Casey C. Rhodes '89Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Rooney, Jr. '89Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. Scheid '89

Mr. Matthew J. Clizbe '90Mr. Richard Graham '90Mr. Michael E. Kearney '90Mr. Robert D. Nyberg III '90Mr. Jason C. Pauline '90Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Southard '90Mr. Anthony G. Viscia '90

Mr. Kenneth G. Daly '91Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Gaber '91Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Helmer '91Mr. Jeff C. Hoelsken '91Mr. Matthew S. Kamp '91Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Kelly, Jr. '91Mr. and Mrs. John P. Koller '91Mr. Thomas Lacher '91Mr. and Mrs. Nick V. Pelosi '91Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Selby '91Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Wilson '91

Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Andrade '92Mr. Tobin J. Bradley '92Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Clay '92Mr. Jeff Cortez '92Mr. Michael E. Dawson '92Mr. Anthony J. Del Santo '92Mr. Carlos O. DeLeon '92Mr. Daniel J. Dempsey '92Mr. Kevin Fryer '92 and Ms. Sasha Scardina

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O. Gallagher '92Mr. and Mrs. Brendan P. Galloway '92Mr. Stephen G. Knoedler '92Mr. Brian T. O'Shea '92Dr. and Mrs. John P. Schilling, M.D. '92Mr. Matthew A. Trepinski '92

Mr. Garth N. Adlao '93Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Alumbaugh '93Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Bacsafra '93Mr. John P. Connolly '93Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Curran '93Mr. Andrew L. Freeman '93Mr. Daniel W. Gagen '93Mr. Stephen D. Lilly '93Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Molloy '93Mr. and Mrs. Armando I. Ramos '93

Mr. James D. Brosnan '94Mr. and Mrs. Dalton C. Brown '94Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Cerda '94Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. Del Santo '94Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Drain '94Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Fake '94Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Frakes '94Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Gaber '94Mr. Joshua W. Halsey '94Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Hintz '94Mr. Mikel K. Hyatt '94Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Kamp '94Mr. and Mrs. Leo C. Lopoz '94Mr. Christopher T. Mack '94Mr. Matt Malone '94Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. McCarthy '94Mr. Chris C. Molinaro '94Mr. Eric J. Quinn '94Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd V. Schine III '94Mr. Robert J. Thompson, Jr. '94

Mr. Joseph D. DeFalco '95Mr. Neil R. Gagen '95Mr. Drew C. Hodson '95Mr. John A. Koven '95Mr. Christopher W. O'Dea '95Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Tschann '95Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Washmera '95

Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Adler '96Mr. Ryan R. Amaro '96Mr. and Mrs. Matthew L. Harrison '96Mr. D. Gregory G. Hintz '96Mr. Seth R. Holmberg '96Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Irving '96Mr. Kevin P. Marchetti '96Mr. and Mrs. Jason A. Ovadia '96Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ian B. Quiambao '96Mr. John M. Rhodes '96Mr. and Mrs. Roberto P. Santos '96Mr. Richard M. Suriani '96Mr. Mawuko Tugbenyoh '96 and Ms. Cristal Gahagan

Mr. David A. Adler '97Mr. and Mrs. Brett J. Anderson '97Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Bristol '97Mr. Greg G. Brown-Davis '97Mr. Jordan A. Casella '97Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Coughlan '97Mr. and Mrs. Jason R. Dennis '97Mr. Jeremy S. Gabe '97Mr. James M. Harrington '97Dr. Isiah D. Harris '97Mr. Joseph K. Koller '97Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Meadows '97

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Odne '97Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Palm '97Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Pollak '97Mr. Alex A. Sanchez '97Mr. Garrett M. Shelley '97Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Williams '97

Mr. Justin E. Alumbaugh '98Mr. James W. Beall, Jr. '98Mr. Nathan A. Burkhardt '98Mr. Clayton T. Cook '98Mr. Brian C. Engleton '98Mr. Anthony R. Field '98Mr. Cortland L. Golightly '98Mr. Wesley J. Hodson '98Mr. Justin T. Keane '98Mr. Matthew S. King '98Mr. and Mrs. Joshua J. Quintero CMT '98Mr. John T. Rassier, Jr. '98Mr. Shaun P. Stuto '98Mr. Connor M. Swegle '98Mr. Patrick J. Vesely '98Mr. Matthew C. Wersel '98Mr. Richard J. Whelan '98

Mr. Daniel L. Alexander '99Mr. Christopher J. Cole '99Mr. John J. Erdos '99Mr. Raymond P. Foerster '99Mr. Edward E. Massey '99Mr. Anthony J. Pappageorge '99Mr. Marc N. Vanden '99Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Wheeler '99

Mr. Jason T. Augustino '00Mr. Michael F. Bausch '00Mr. Brandon T. Broughton '00Mr. William B. Cale '00Mr. David F. Greer '00Mr. Michael D. Jurewicz '00Mr. Nicholas L. Mattos '00Mr. James R. Parodi '00Mr. Adam M. Pounds '00

Mr. Nicholas E. Andrade '01Mr. Erick Gonzalez '01Mr. Jonathan J. Hardisty '01Mr. David P. Smith '01Mr. William E. Steuber '01

Mr. Brian M. Bacharach '02Mr. Dustin M. Bourgeois '02Mr. Garrett B. Denniston '02Mr. Kenneth T. Fujii '02Mr. Sean E. Halligan '02Mr. Sean P. Hanlon '02Mr. Erik L. Hanson '02Mr. Thomas P. Hayes '02Mr. Timothy A. Hodson '02Mr. John E. Keane '02Mr. Gregory Kosich '02 and Ms. Angelina Adler

Mr. William R. Lewis III '02Mr. James S. Puccetti '02Mr. R. Paul R. Rives, Jr. '02Mr. James R. Roscelli '02

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Mr. Walter J. Selby IV '02Mr. and Mrs. Ryan John J. Sullivan '02Mr. Kevin B. Vesely '02

Mr. Kevin W. Bacharach '03Mr. Anthony J. Binswanger '03Mr. Gregory M. Contreras '03Mr. Jeffrey D. Dwyer '03Mr. Gregory D. MacArthur '03Mr. Andrew J. Smith '03Mr. David B. Wark '03

Mr. Justin Argenal '04Mr. Christopher J. Burns '04Mr. Daniel L. Callahan '04Mr. Nicholas C. Cipolla '04Mr. Andrew E. Curto '04Mr. Oliver Duda '04Mr. Andrew J. Fedynyshyn '04Mr. Anthony D. Fracchia '04Mr. Marek W. Grobelny '04Mr. Robert J. Hayworth '04Mr. Christopher R. Jensen '04Mr. Gonzalo U. Mayorga '04Mr. Connor F. McNeill '04Mr. Michael H. Ontiveros '04Mr. Michael A. Pittore '04Mr. Ryan S. Sitov '04

Mr. Brian R. Barnett '05Mr. John C. Bonnikson '05Mr. Andrew M. Camera '05Mr. Joseph L. Depaoli '05Mr. Brian F. Dunican '05Mr. Scott W. Hugo '05Mr. Christopher S. M. Roldan '05Mr. Thomas S. Smith '05Mr. Andrew W. Vetek '05

Mr. Christopher R. Carroll '06Mr. Michael V. Cipolla '06Mr. Justin P. Ginochio '06

Mr. Lincoln D. Gunn '06Mr. Joshua N. Jorgensen '06Mr. Brian Theodore W. Mendes '06Mr. Colin S. Niedermeyer '06Mr. Reid A. Pampe '06Mr. Robert E. Pohl '06Mr. Gabriel A. Polk '06Mr. Paul J. Roemer '06Mr. Christopher G. Straface '06

Mr. Matthew H. Azimi '07Mr. Timothy A. Barry '07Mr. Stephen W. Bennett '07Mr. Joseph R. Bernardi '07Mr. Michael T. Bobich '07Mr. Robert M. Depaoli '07Mr. Douglas G. Frisbie '07Mr. Benjamin T. Jansen '07Mr. John T. Reid '07Mr. Thomas M. Rizza '07Mr. Christopher J. Russi '07Mr. John J. Scalmanini '07Mr. Christopher G. Tech '07Mr. Matthew S. Wondolowski '07Mr. Garrett M. Woo '07

Mr. Michael J. Baldacci '08Mr. Eric J. Johnson '08Mr. John R. McMahon '08Mr. Matthew A. Miller '08

Mr. Eric J. Angerer '09Mr. Joseph M. Dito '09

Mr. James R. Logan '10Mr. Nicholas J. Pittore '10

Mr. Daniel J. Peera '11Mr. Trijohn M. Tran '11

Mr. Dalton A. T. Depolo '13Mr. Javier R. Villagomez '13

2012 – 2013 Alumni Event Sponsors

(July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013)

Mr. Rick E. Koch '73Mr. Thomas A. Baldacci '77Mr. John F. Connell '80Mr. Christopher J. Crespi '81Mr. Christopher Frumenti '82Mr. James F. Baldacci '83Mr. Timothy E. Vest '83Mr. Sean R. Edgar '84Mr. James B. Aberer III '86

Mr. Robert J. Lezcano '90Mr. Jason C. Pauline '90Mr. Michael L. Shea '90Mr. Garth N. Adlao '93Mr. Dalton C. Brown '94Mr. Christopher N. Odne '97Mr. Matthew T. Gerhardt '99Mr. Christopher G. Straface '06

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De La Salle’s Alumni Honor Roll of

Donors recognizes alumni monetary

gifts made to the school from July 1,

2012 through June 30, 2013. We have

made every effort to provide a com-

plete and accurate listing. However,

errors may occur, and we hope you

will accept our sincere apologies. Please

contact Karla Wiese, Director of

Development, in the Advancement

Office at (925) 288-8195 or

wiesek@dlshs.org, and we will correct

our records.

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Information: Lauren Seeno at (925) 288-8184 or email seenol@dlshs.org.

A Taste of De La Salle 2014

The Alumnus of the Year for 2013 is Thomas A.Baldacci ’77. Tom is a principal of the CastleCompanies, a construction company “ with the warm

touch of a family business,” and a principal of BaldacciFamily Vineyards, which “ blends a deep passion for wine-making with the timeless traditions of family.” De La Sallehas been part of the Baldacci family circle for years, claim-ing as alumni not only Tom but also brothers Louis ’82 andJames ’83, cousin Philip ’94, and Tom’s four sons: Kevin’07, Michael ’08, Thomas ’10, and Matthew ’13. Tom’s loy-alty to the school endures, even as he and wife Brenda begina new chapter of life, as reported on the Baldacci FamilyBlog: “ After nearly 25 years of school, baseball, soccer,football, saxophone classes, packed lunches, swim meets,pool parties, weird friends, St. Isidore runs, broken arms,concussions, dinners, dirty dishes, and 72 pounds of laundryevery day, Tom and Brenda have gotten all four boys off tocollege and on to bigger and better things.”

De La Salle Athletic Hall of Fame. Eligible for nominationare athletes, coaches, teams, members of the athletic staff,and supporters of De La Salle Athletics. We welcome theinductees of 2013.

Kenneth H. Hofmann. Ken Hofmann has been an excep-tional partner of De La Salle athletics since 1987, recogniz-ing that our sports programs give our students opportunitiesto grow in health, strength, and fitness, to form friendships,and to develop the virtues of responsibility, accountability,self-discipline, and sportsmanship. Mr. Hofmann’s generoussupport extends beyond Spartan athletics to encompass the

entire educational mission of this school. He consistentlysupports our efforts to make this education more effectiveand more accessible to all. Everyone associated with thisschool during the past quarter-century, whether as a stu-dent, teacher, coach, parent, or friend, is indebted to him.

The 1989 Soccer Team. The 1989 Spartan varsity underCoach George Sabbagha went undefeated and unscoredupon in league play. The North Coast Section semi-finalwent to double-overtime, with DLS winning in the penalties,and in the final, against Amador, the Spartans used theirstamina and technical skills to take the win in penalty kicks.It was the first NCS title ever won by De La Salle. TheSpartans went on to win the NCS title in 1991, 1993, 1995,1996, and beyond, establishing a tradition of soccer prowessthat continues today.

The 2000 Basketball Team. The 2000 Spartan varsity wonDLS its first state title in basketball. Coach Frank Alloccocalled this group “ the epitome of Discipline, Love, andSacrifice.” The team developed into one of the hardest-working groups the school had ever seen, and they advancedto the state championship game, where they came awaywith a last-second, one-point win. This legendary group ofcompetitors set a standard of outstanding commitment, per-formance, and excellence.

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Varsity Soccer Front Row: Brian Vest, Dennis Brien, John Schreiber, DougTarabini, Mike Corritone, Todd Scheid, Victor DeMelo, Kevin Walker,Dan Vela, and Jeremy Merrick.

Back: Sean Mason, Jason Krane, Pat Giffins, Matt Beavers, Chris Enea,Greg Glassner, Dom Mazotti, John Giffins, Doug Brien, Matt Pugh,Phil Lolonis, Rob Novak, Kevin Dolan.

Varsity Basketball Back Row: Matt Gutierrez, Connor Famulener, Chris Schlatter, R.T. Knauff, Demetrius Williams Second Row: Doyle Rich, AJ Kuhle, Chris Hodoh, Peter Burns, Mick CashmanFront Row: Charles Brown, Joe See, Sean Crockett, Govinda Thomas-Carter

Mark Viera ’71. A three-year starterin basketball, Mark was the firstSpartan ever named to the All-Statebasketball team. In track and field,Mark went to the state finals in thehigh jump, clearing 6’8’’ to take thirdplace. He was DLS’s Athlete of theYear in 1971.

Mark’s accomplishments flowedfrom more than talent. The princi-ples of selflessness and brother-hood taught at De La Salle werefundamental for Mark, and hisdedication to these was key to hisfoundational contributions to thetraditions of De La Salle athletics.

Patrick Oswald ’83. Athlete of theYear in 1983, Pat Oswald competedin three sports. He wrestled, playedfootball (All-League on the Spartans’first-ever NCS championship team)and played baseball for the 1983leaguechamps.

Pat is testimony to the fact thatsuccess in sports is less a matterof size and brawn than of dedica-tion, hard work, tenacity, and awillingness to give your all to ben-efit your team. Pat’s four sons,Patrick, Jack, Joe, and William,represent the DLS classes of 2011,2013, 2015, and 2017.

Antonio Vernon ’86. AntonioVernon played varsity football andbaseball and won NCS titles in both(football 1984 and 1985, baseball1985). At UC Santa Barbara heplayed four years of varsity baseballfor the Gauchos, and later played inthe National Baseball Congress forthe Humboldt Crabs and the Santa

Barbara Foresters. Antonio,nicknamed “ the badger,” exempli-fied the Spartan student-athlete:He listened to his coaches and hecommitted himself to a demand-ing work ethic, in training and onthe field. Antonio was (and stillis) the teammate you want onyour sideline and in your dugout.

Douglas Brien ’89. Doug Brien andhis teammates won the school’s firstNCS championship in soccer, andDoug was named All-League andAll-NCS. As a senior, Doug took onplacekicking duties for the Spartanfootball team — and won All-Leaguehonors. At UC Berkeley he walkedon as a football player, earned a

scholarship, and set a scoringmark of 288 career points that isstill a Golden Bears record. Heplayed 12 years in the NFL,including a Super Bowl win withthe 49ers. While playing profes-sionally, Doug earned his MBAfrom Tulane. He is a founderand chief executive officer ofWaypoint Homes.

Thomas Coughlan ’97. TomCoughlan made DLS history in twoaquatic sports. A captain of the1996 league champion water poloteam, he was the league MVP, andtook scoring titles, All-East Bay hon-ors, and national recognitions. Inthree seasons as a varsity swimmer,he won NCS titles and partnered

with relay teammates to earn All-American status inmultiple races. Tom went on tobe an All-American water poloplayer for UC Santa Barbara, andto play professionally in Europe.Tom has coached water polo atDe La Salle and Justin-Siena HighSchools, and remains close to themission of our school while rais-ing a family in the Napa Valley.

The Evening of Honor induction ceremony wasOctober 27, 2013, with master of ceremonies SeanFarnham ’96. For a report and photographs, visit theschool website, where you will also find a complete list ofthe Athletic Hall of Fame members and the Alumnus ofthe Year honorees, as well as the nomination criteria andnomination forms for these honors. Questions? ContactDirector of Alumni Relations Tim Roberts ’88 atrobertst@dlshs.org or 925-288-8171.

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Patricia A. Acuna mother ofMichael D. Acuna '03

Louis Augustine father ofTimothy J. Augustine ’78,grandfather of Christopher J. Nix ’08and Clinton A. Nix ’06

Betty Biale mother of Rocco Biale,grandmother of Dante Biale ’10,Dominic Biale ’13, andNina Biale (CHS ’14)

Kathleen M. Berner mother ofNathaniel A. Berner '01

Brother Clifford Biller, FSC, friend ofDe La Salle High School

Thomas o. Boyd father ofTimothy J. Boyd '87

Margie Brown mother of JeromeBrown '82 and Torence Brown '85

Leonard P. Bruno father of Paul L.Bruno '88

Gerald R. Carson father ofRobert M. Carson '83

Robert Delucchi father ofChristopher Delucchi '88 andMatthew T. Delucchi '93

Michael Dunleavy father ofSean M. Dunleavy '87

Walter Falconer father ofW.J. Falconer '78 and David G.Falconer '82

Ed Fernandes grandfather ofNathan G. Fernandes '14

Carole Walsh Fitzsimmons mother ofJohn P. Fitzsimmons '83 andJoseph J. Fitzsimmons '81

Ulisses Fonseca '10

Helen Fraschieri mother ofMark Fraschieri '71 andgrandmother of Keegan Fraschieri '03

John M. Gilchrist grandfather of Colin M.Gilchrist '14 and John G. Gilchrist '14

Bill Goodner father ofRyan Goodner '04

Piero Grelli grandfather of GinoGrelli ’12 and Marco Grelli ’08

James M. Guernsey father ofDaniel P. Guernsey '84

Arnold Joosen friend ofDe La Salle High School

Todd Alan Kettwig '86

Kristine Lesher-Aring mother ofChristopher J. Aring '16

Gerald "Gerry" Lombardi grandfather ofGerald V. Lombardi '91

Howard F. Long grandfather ofJoseph C. Ricard '08

David Machado former DLSfaculty member

norma Maffei mother of Phillip J.

Maffei '74

John Metcho father of Mark Metcho ’73and Matt J. Metcho ’76

Brother John Moriarty, FSC friend ofDe La Salle High School

Brother Fidele nguyen, FSC former DLSfaculty member

Maivis oehler friend ofDe La Salle High School

Christopher o'Rourke '87

Harry Painton grandfather ofDavid P. Bray '07

Loann Powell grandmother ofEric Dejesus '08

Joseph Rodriguez grandfather ofGregory J. Rodriguez ’05 andSteven J. Rodriguez ’09

Charles Roldan father ofChristopher S. Roldan '05

Francis J. Schnugg grandfather ofChristopher Schlatter '00

Robert Shannon father ofRobert M. Shannon '81

Walter Varco father ofDavid W. Varco '81

Walter Walker father ofWalter G. Walker, Jr. '11

Geraldine C. Wirth mother of Gregory A.Wirth ’72, Dennis F. Wirth ’76, andTerrence G. Wirth ’78

Paul Zaro friend ofDe La Salle High School

In Memoriam May they rest in peace…with God forever.

Brother Lawrence Haley, FSC ’72 hasreturned to DLS as a faculty member. Hetaught here previously in 1992 and in1998, but was most recently assigned(since 2003) to Cathedral High School inLos Angeles. Brother Lawrence teachesreligious studies and web design and assistswith the school’s website.

Matthew Bruce ’97. Matt is an engineerwith the California Department ofTransportation. Recent duties includedinspecting the cable band installation nearthe top of the new San Francisco-OaklandBay Bridge. Photographer Bill Hallsnapped Matt at work high above the bay,and the resulting photo won an award inan annual photo competition for highwayand transportation professionals. To seesupermodel Matt and other beautifulsights, look online for “ Faces ofTransportation.”

Raymond Meadows ’97 is a longtimeteacher and water polo coach. In Fall 2012he wrote to us from New Zealand, where

he and family were beginning their thirdyear in that exotic land. But the family hasreturned to the Bay Area, and as of August2013 Ray is here with us at DLS as thenewest member of the faculty, teachingworld history, civics, and economics.

Spartan Hoops Alumni 1999 – 2009.

Coach Frank Allocco shares these updateson Spartan alumni who are now in “ theministry of coaching” in college and profes-sional jobs. Gus Argenal ’99 is HeadCoach at Cal State, East Bay.A.J. Kuhle ’00 is Assistant Coach atDenver University. Marcus Schroeder ’00is Assistant Coach at Saint Mary’s College.Justin Argenal ’01 is Assistant Coach atThe Citadel. Theo Robertson ’07 isDirector of Basketball Operations at UCBerkeley. Ryan Schlaich ’06 is AssistantCoach at Cal State San Marcos. BrandonThomas ’08 is Assistant Coach at CitrusCollege. Zach Payne ’09 is AssistantCoach at Whitworth University.Greg St. Jean ’09 is an Intern with theBrooklyn Nets of the NBA.

Devin Callister ’00 works in Torrance atHarbor-UCLA Medical Center as a Fellowin Infectious Diseases. He was back inConcord for the Alumni Cross CountryRun on August 24, and shared this update:“ I live in Redondo Beach, still runningwhen not at work in the hospital. I did myinternal medicine residency at Stanfordand went to medical school at Saint LouisUniversity. After this fellowship, I plan togo into private clinical practice. I enjoyedscience classes at DLS, particularly APphysics with Mr. Payne, and I was initiallya physics major in college at UC SanDiego, but then I changed to biology, andbegan looking seriously into medicine. Ilike medicine because it is a career thatcombines using science and problem-solv-ing with helping people day to day.”

Joseph Trapani ’02. In the photo, flamesroar out of the windows, black smokepours into the sky, and the small houselooks as if it is about to be consumed byfire. In front of the blazing house, movingaway from the inferno, is Joe Trapani —

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who a moment earlier had kicked in thedoor, crawled beneath the smoke, searchedthe rooms, found an elderly man asleep,and carried the dazed near-victim out tosafety. A wonderful story and a greatphoto in the Contra Costa Times for July22, 2013 (the story by Rick Hurd isonline). Joe and friends were passing by intheir car when they spotted the conflagra-tion, stopped, and went into action. TheFire Chief later said to the reporter, “ Wasthe young man putting himself in a dangerous situation? Yes. But can I saythat he was at fault for doing it? No. Inthe end, he was putting a stranger's lifeahead of his (own). It's a reflection of hiscaring and his character."

Matthew Cooper ’02. Matt came to campusin May 2013 to speak to seniors at theKairos Breakfast, to which all participantsin the year’s Kairos Retreats are invited towrap up the year. Matt, who works forJohn Muir Health, gave the students a pre-view of what their next decade might belike, sharing his personal story and someof his struggles and the insights he hasgained. He said, in part, “ You are at apivotal point in your life where you get toshape the man you will become. You've all

had the opportunity to take part in theKairos retreat and I would guess that whatwas shared and experienced has left a last-ing impression on you. Without a doubt,the retreat made a tremendous impact inmy own life.” He reflected on what itmeans to “ Live the Fourth.” “ To me,Living the Fourth meant keeping an openheart and having the courage to be vulner-able. However, in the years since myKairos experience, I've had many momentsthat led me astray from living the Fourth.Living a life centered around the influenceof the Fourth Day requires perseveranceand a willingness to continue to changeand evolve. Living the Fourth is hardwork. If it was easy, anybody could do it.”

Alumni Ruggers Rising 2006 – 2010.

Spartan alumni Tim Maupin’07,Michael Haley ’08, Jordan Bouey ’08, andDino Waldren ’10 all played for SaintMary's College of California in the USARugby Division 1A collegiate NationalChampionships in May. As dad Matthew

Haley reports: “ At one point, all four wereon the field at the same time. They lostthat game, but the Gaels finished second inthe nation after a great season.” Tim,Michael, and Jordan were named to the

collegiate All-American team. This fall,Tim and alumnus Derek Asbun ’06 areplaying for the USA Select team, and Timin mid-October was named Rugbymag’sPlayer of the Week.

Steven Sola ’08 is in the Peace Corps inIndonesia, in a village on the island ofJava, teaching English at a vocational highschool. His current commitment runs untilJune 2015. “ I am teaching English and the

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Beautiful Diablo Country Club welcomes the 30th annual BrotherMaris Golf Tournament sponsored by your De La Salle Alumni Association.Monday, May 12, 2014. This event sells out early, so register at the Alumnipage www.dlshs.org/alumni. A shotgun start, two-man or four-manscramble. Shoot for hole-in-one prizes, win great schwag at special holes,and qualify for the $100,000 shootout. The day includes golf, cart, teeprizes, refreshments, lunch, and cocktail reception, with raffles, silentauctions, and live auction. Join in the fun and join in the fundraising for theAlumni Endowment and Bishop Cummins Scholarship programs.

Jordan Bouey ’08

Dino Waldren ’10

Michael Haley ’08

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English debate clubs, also planning a boys'leadership camp and working on a projectto record native English speakers' voicesfor use in Indonesian classrooms. In my sixmonths here, I have become conversationalin the national language of BahasaIndonesia and have picked up little bits ofArabic and Bahasa Jawa, the local lan-guage. Out of 916 students at my school,only 3 are Christians and the rest areMuslim, which is a big change fromAmerica. I hear the Islamic call to prayerfive times a day, and I eat rice and soy forevery meal.” After the Peace Corps, hehopes to find a job in international devel-opment. Steven graduated from ArkansasTech University in 2012 with degrees insociology and criminal justice, thenreturned to Concord to work at theRegional Center of the East Bay, whichhelps developmentally disabled people.Steven wrote to Roger Hassett of the DLSCampus Ministry office: “ That was quite ahumbling job. I learned a lot about disabil-ities and it made me thankful for thehealth that I do have. It actually remindsme of all of the times that I went to theTenderloin for SIP and, later on, tutoringat the De Marillac Academy. Also, I can'tforget about Ven a Ver Salinas! Honestly,I'm very thankful for De La Salle givingme all of those chances to help people thatare less fortunate. I wouldn't have gottenthose same experiences at another highschool. It is those experiences that havemade me want to make a career out ofhelping people. I feel like it's my calling inlife. Thank you for all of the mentoringand teaching that you gave me while I was

a student there, even those times that youmay not have realized it. De La Salle andthe Campus Ministry program there willalways have a special place in my heart.”(His blog is indopeace.wordpress.com.)

Julian Homburger ’09 graduated from

Cornell in May with a double major inbiology and statistics, and has entered adoctoral program in genetics at Stanford,with the intention of specializing ingenomics. Cornell University named Juliana Merrill Presidential Scholar, andCornell’s president David Skorton sent aletter to DLS science instructor VikiAcquistapace saying that Julian had namedher as “ the secondary teacher who madethe most significant contribution to hiseducation.” Viki was invited to be Cornell’sguest at a series of events honoring theschool’s top scholars and their chosenhigh-school teachers.

Shae Hughes ’10 is now in his senior yearat Northeastern University in Boston. Hissummer 2013 was spent in Laos withGlobal Vision International, tutoringEnglish in Luang Prabang. “ After beingtrained, I was responsible for a daily classof about five to eight students, agedbetween 13 and 15, some lay students andsome novice monks. I also served as ateacher's aide at Mekong English Center.That class was led by a Lao instructor,who was fairly proficient, but used me topractice pronunciation with the students.

With my students at the library, I andanother volunteer taught them about pasttense verbs while taking events from SteveJobs' life. Apparently, some of the noviceshad been reading a book about him. Weplayed pictionary and charades to practicevocabulary, did phonics exercises and sen-tence builders. We made these fun gamesfor the students. During my last few lessons we used a fake criminal case I hadwritten up, to focus on critical thinking.The case involved a cookie theft. Therewere five possible suspects (one wasnamed Oreo, another was Nutter Butter). I set the characters up, gave short bios onthem, and left it to the students to buildtheir own stories of what possibly hap-pened. It was a struggle at first, but as westarted asking them questions about theirviews they began to realize the multplepossibilities.”

Blake Simons ’11, Lucas Dunne ’11, and

Scott Walsh ’11, all rugby players at CalBerkeley, helped in April to stage the UCBerkeley Suicide Prevention Walk, with thecampus group You Mean More, whichsays that suicide is the No. 2 cause ofdeath among college students. Blake hasdone an internship at the AmericanFoundation for Suicide Prevention in SanFrancisco, and draws on his own experi-ence with depression and loss to try tobuild awareness among young people ofthis serious problem. “ The first step isdefinitely the hardest, to admit that youhave a problem and to get help with it. But it’s fully treatable and that’s why I’mso passionate about it.”

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Sports Overview for Spring Semester 2013

All-League Honors in the East Bay Athletic League. Baseball. Most Valuable Field Player: HunterMercado-Hood. First Team: Austin Lonestar (outfield); Ben Polshuk (outfield); Chris Williams (first base). HonorableMention: Justin Hooper (pitcher); AJ Puckett (pitcher); Will Siri (pitcher); Dylan Isquirdo (catcher). Golf. MostValuable Player: Justin Pagila. First Team: Josh McCarthy, Justin Nuval. Lacrosse. Most Valuable Player: JackMcCormick. First Team: Matt Hennis, Will Montero, Doug Strazza. Second Team: Tom Reigelman. HonorableMention: Stephen Wilm. Swimming and Diving. David Morgan (200 i.m. and 100 butterfly); Sam Protich (100 breast-stroke); 400 Freestyle Relay Team. Tennis. Alek Bakos (singles, second place). Track and Field. 400 Relay Team; 1600Relay Team; Blair Hurlock (1600 and 3200 meters); Marquis Morris (110 high hurdles and 100 meters); MichaelMarcotte (110 high hurdles); Allan Marion (100 meters); Luke Williams (3200 meters); Alex Villagran (pole vault);Kevin Nguyen (triple jump). Volleyball. Second Team: Alex Long. Honorable Mention: Julian Egoian.

All-East Bay Honors from Bay Area News Group. Baseball. Hunter Mercado-Hood (First Team); ChrisWilliams (Third Team). Golf: Justin Pagila (First Team) shot 66 in the NCS Tournament, 69 in the NorCalTournament, and tied the Diablo Country Club course record of 62. Josh McCarthy (First Team) shot 69 for thirdplace in the state tournament. Lacrosse: Jack McCormick, Will Montero, Doug Strazza (First Team); Matt Hennis(Second Team). Track and Field: Marquis Morris (First Team) was state champion in the 110-meter high hurdles witha personal best of 13.90, the fastest time in the state in 2013.

Scholastic Champions of the NCS. The North Coast Section has 168 member schools. Each year, the top threeschools with varsity GPAs above 3.0 are recognized as Scholastic Championship Teams. For 2012-13, SpartanScholastic Champions were water polo (3.42), cross country (3.83), and track & field (3.26). Grade Point Averagesfor all the teams were outstanding: Baseball 3.09. Basketball 3.00. Cross Country 3.83. Football 3.14. Golf 3.34.Lacrosse 3.13. Soccer 3.24. Swimming and Diving 3.34. Tennis 3.40. Track and Field 3.26. Volleyball 3.27. WaterPolo 3.42. Wrestling 3.08.

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BaseballEBAL 2nd placeNCS 2nd place

GolfEBAL ChampionsNCS 2nd place

NorCal ChampionsState 5th place

LacrosseEBAL ChampionsNCS Semifinalist

Swimming and DivingEBAL 4th placeNCS 14th place

TennisEBAL 4th place

Track and FieldEBAL ChampionsNCS 2nd place

NorCal 5th place MOCState 13th place

VolleyballEBAL 4th place

NCS Quarterfinalist

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2013-2014

Thursday, november 21

Tuesday, november 26

Wednesday, november 27

Saturday, november 30

Thurs-Saturday, December 5-7

Wednesday, December 11

Saturday, December 14

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Thursday, February 27

Saturday, April 5

Sunday, May 4

Monday, May 12

Friday, May 16

Sunday, May 18

Summer 2014

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Theatre Arts Fall Show – Alumni night

Toy Drive begins

Alumni Soccer Game

Alumni Lacrosse Game

Chris Vontoure Basketball Classic

Band and Choir Christmas Concert

Alumni Basketball Game

Crab Feed

A Taste of De La Salle Wine and Food Fest

FETE Spring Auction

Dads and Grads Barbecue

Brother Maris Golf Tournament

Baccalaureate Mass and Reception

Graduation, Class of 2014

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