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eA B U L L E T I N F O R A L U M N I , P A R E N T S & F R I E N D S O F C A T H O L I C M E M O R I A L

INSIDE: BERSI in China Sports Year in Review 2013 Commencement & Reunion

Courage, Compassion and Charity

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I am thrilled to have joined the staff at Catholic Memorial School as Director of Communications and to become part of the CM community. My time here began with two great events: Commencement 2013 and Alumni Reunion weekend.

The last major event I covered as a broadcast journalist was the 2013 Boston Marathon.

I worked as an assignment editor at a Boston television station. The newsroom is a bustling, noisy place. The sounds of police, fire, and EMS radios are always present. Typically, routine calls and the calm commands and responses of public safety workers fade into the background. On April 15 it was a change in an emergency responder’s voice that would trigger me to sit up and take notice.

An urgent call from Lt. Dave Pfeil of Boston Fire caught my ear. In response to two explosions at the Boston marathon finish line, he urgently called out for help. It was the same transmission District Chief Dennis Keeley ’75, P’10 heard as he rushed to Boylston Street after the explosions.

Four lives were lost as a result of the terrorist act, and many lives were saved because of the first responders and civilians who acted heroically.

Members of the CM community who were there, and later interviewed for this magazine, used the words courage, compassion and charity to describe how people gave of themselves that day. They were quick to give credit to the off-duty nurses, doctors and civilians who risked their own lives to help others.

As Knights, and in the spirit of the Christian Brothers they, as well, bravely and selflessly answered the call.

SusanGriffin@CatholicMemorial.org

From the Editor

CATHOLIC MEMORIAL SCHOOL

Paul E. Sheff ’62 President

Douglas Zack Director of Advancement

Brad Johnson Director of Major Gifts

Kelly O’Gara Director of the Annual Fund and Constituent Relations

Patricia Walsh Director of Database Management and Stewardship

Susan Griffin Director of Communications and Editor, CM Magazine

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CM Magazine is a publication of Catholic Memorial School, a college preparatory school for young men, grades 7-12. It is published three times a year by the Christian Brothers Institute of Massachusetts, under the direction of Mr. Paul E. Sheff ’62, President.

CORRESPONDENCE POLICY Letters and correspon-dence are encouraged.

CONTACT US AT Catholic Memorial School 235 Baker Street West Roxbury, MA 02132 Phone: 617-469-8000 Advancement@CatholicMemorial.org

CONTRIBUTORSKelly O’Gara Pat Walsh Douglas Zack

PRINT & DESIGNFlagship Printing Karen Ancas Design

PHOTOSBill Hoenk Boston Fire Ellen Eberly P ’98 ’05 Harvard Athletics Lifetouch Photography MIT Police

14 Faculty & Staff Notes

15 Fellowships and Trips

20 Baker Street Bits

22 The Year in Sports

27 Class Notes

32 Deployment

33 In Memoriam

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“There’s hysteria in the streets.” CM alumni respond to the attack on Boston

“Success comes to those who work hard.” The class of 2013 graduates

BERSI in China: CM students and their first visit to mainland China

Dr. Dempsey’s last class Farewell to a teacher and colleague

Reunion weekend: Catching up with old friends

On the cover: The attack on the 2013 Boston Marathon deeply affected us all, including many CM alumni who were near the finish line and answered the call for help. PHOTO: BILL HOENK

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Tom Barrett ’89Boston police officer Tom Barrett was stationed at the finish line of the marathon. He had worked the event many times before. It was a beautiful day, but chilly. Barrett retrieved a pair of winter gloves from his cruiser and from where he stood, eyed a sunny spot on the opposite side of Boylston St. near the Forum restaurant.

Thousands of runners had already finished the race when Barrett heard the first of two blasts and saw smoke. Ceremonial cannon fire, he thought, but that didn’t make sense, Seconds later, as he began a fast walk up Boylston St., another blast.

Barrett ran toward the smoke and saw massive casualties.

The gloves Barrett had used to keep warm helped save the life of a man who caught fire. Barrett enlisted the assistance of others around him to

tie tourniquets and apply pressure to wounds. He was surrounded by many injured people and as he stepped from one victim to another, someone called out “There’s a child here!” and handed the young boy to Barrett.

Barrett cradled the toddler like a football, ran down Boylston St, and handed him off to a Boston EMS ambulance crew.

Photographer Bill Hoenk captured a now famous image of Barrett carrying the boy to safety. The photo has come to symbolize the bombings and the terror inflicted on Boston and the country.

Barrett led the ambulance to the site of the second bombing, as some first responders were still unaware that two bombs had exploded. Three people, including the toddler, were loaded into the ambulance and sent to Mass General hospital.

The injured boy is doing well, according to Barrett. His father, who was seriously

In the terrorizing minutes and hours following the 2013 Boston marathon bombings, many rushed to help the wounded and restore order to the chaotic scene on Boylston Street.

The Catholic Memorial community was there. They were among scores of people who risked their lives to save the gravely injured.

Included were chiefs of police and fire, police officers, fire-fighters, EMT’s and CM staff members.

Here are some of their stories.

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injured, has been released from a rehabilitation hospital.

In the spirit of CM and the Christian Brothers, scores of people showed great acts of courage, compassion and charity during and following the bombings, according to Barrett. That spirit of charity and compassion continues as money is raised for the injured that will need help for years to come, he said.

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Dennis Keeley ’75 P’10Boston Fire Chief Dennis Keeley is in charge of the city’s largest fire district, It includes the South End, Back Bay and some of Boston’s tallest buildings. It also includes the last mile of the Boston marathon route.

On April 15, two “armies” of Boston firefighters were on assignment in District Four. One group to handle standard operations and another

assigned specifically to the marathon. Firefighters were stationed at every block along the race route. It was 2:35 p.m. Keeley had just left the fire station at Boylston and Hereford St. for his office in Park Square when a call came over Boston fire radio.

“There’s been an explosion.” Lt. Dave Pfeil shouted. “We have multiple injuries and need help.”

Keeley immediately started back in the direction of Boylston St. but Huntington Ave. and adjacent side streets had turned into a chaotic scene. He got as far as the Lenox Hotel and jumped out of his car. An elderly couple, in shock from what they had just seen, stood frozen in front of Keeley.

“You need to get out of here,” he told them, “Run for your lives.”

There were many Catholic Memorial alumni, too numerous to name them all, who were among the first responders; many of them in command positions for Boston fire, police and EMS. “We grew up together, we went to school together, we know each other well,” Keeley said.

Included in the command group was Chief Paul Burke ’69. As District Chief for the office of Field Services, he’s responsible for coordinating the city’s marathon safety plan, along with Boston police, EMS and other agencies.

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Lt. Mike Walsh ’69 assists Burke in the planning.

“Burke’s planning played an enormous role in the city’s effective response to the attack,” Keeley said. “It was a combination of genius and luck that enabled public safety workers to respond to the injured and secure the scene quickly,” he added.

Keeley and his colleagues have extensive training in handling catastrophic events. Keeley had recently completed special bomb training in the southwest.

“I knew something like this could happen in Boston, it was just a matter of when.” he said.

While Chief Burke has great pride in the way Boston Fire handled it’s response to the bombings, he’s quick to give credit to the civilians who also acted heroically.

“There were many people – doctors, nurses, Marines, and off-duty public safety personnel who worked in a hostile environment and put their own lives at risk,” he said.

John Mackie ’10John Mackie is a member of the Massa-chusetts National Guard and served on active duty last year in Afghanistan.

On April 15, 2013 he was back home in Boston, Mackie and his friends were gathered on Boylston Street to watch the marathon finish, Mackie, 21, described a chaotic scene after the first of two explosions hit.

“A lot of people didn’t know what to do,” he said. But his military training kicked in and he ran toward the injured.

“People started to run, which was the right thing to do,” he said.

“Once I realized it was an IED (improvised explosive device), my instincts took over and I focused on helping others.”

Mackie ran across Boylston St. and helped pull down barricades and fencing in order to reach the wounded.

“I saw a group of injured people and be-gan helping those in the worst condition,” he said. “I got belts from people around me, made tourniquets, and put pressure on wounds.”

Mackie has kept in touch with one young woman, a 19-year-old Massachusetts resident, who has since been released from the hospital. Surgeons were able to save her badly wounded leg.

Mackie says he tries to see the positive outcomes from the horrifying event.

“I believe things happen for a reason,” he said. “I was in the right place at the right time.”

Time to Give BackTom Meagher arrived at the finish line, as he has for the past 17 years, at 6:30 a.m. As finish line coordinator, he’s in charge of organizing the Boston Athletic Associa-tion’s security, medical personnel, televi-sion crews, photographers, drug testers and the finish line clocks.

Meagher has been with the BAA for over 25 years. He served three years on the BAA’s marathon organizing committee and

the past 17 years as finish line coordinator.

At 8:30 a.m., Meagher checked in with Boston police. The routine included a security check with K9 units trained to detect explosives. The dogs swept the length of Boylston St. between Dartmouth and Exeter, checking under grandstands, and nothing suspicious was found. Another sweep took place at 10:30 a.m. after the first runners had taken off from Hopkinton.

The lead runners came through, win-ners were announced and laurel wreaths placed on their heads. Photos were taken and interviews conducted.

Meagher was looking forward to 4:52 p.m, which is when one of the last waves of runners would pass and he would order finish line clocks to be shut down.

By special request Meagher was planning to announce the finish of a friend’s brother and his own niece.

As he stepped away from the announcer’s booth and started down Boylston Street someone grabbed his shoulder and he paused quickly to answer a question. Then he saw the first explosion; a bright orange ball.

He knew immediately it was a bomb. Had he not stopped to answer a question, he would have been directly in front of the blast.

He recalls the days and weeks after the bombings as a dizzying time. His phone was filled with unanswered calls and text messages. He couldn’t get to them all. Local and national reporters clamored for his time.

Meagher, who’s been a member of the CM staff for 46 years, considers himself very lucky.

“My life will never be the same,” he said. Since April 15, he has put things into proper perspective.

“I’ve had a great life,” he said. “Now it’s time to give back.” ✜

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John DiFava ’69DiFava was leaving the Stata garage and saw one of his cruisers parked on a ramp next to a wall.

“I pulled up next to the cruiser and saw it was Sean. I asked him what was up, and he gave me that famous grin and said, ‘Making sure everybody is behaving, Sir.’”

“I told him to have a safe night and drove away. An hour later I received that call that is every chief’s worst nightmare.” Sean Collier had been fatally shot.

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MIT Police Chief John DiFava ’69 last saw MIT police officer Sean Collier at 9:30pm on Thursday, April 18.

It had been three days since the marathon bombings.The hunt was on for two men, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspected of carrying out the terrorist act.

DiFava has been a police officer for 40 years, 28 of those years with the Massa-chusetts State Police, the last 12 at MIT. He’s experienced the deaths of many officers in the line of duty. But nothing could have prepared him for the “sense-less murder” of Collier, he said.

As the leader of over 60 MIT officers, Di Fava said the death of Collier has been very difficult, but the young department needs his leadership. Eight MIT officers have been with the depart-ment for less than a year. Four more young officers will soon join them.

Since Officer Collier’s death, DiFava said his department has received tremendous support from the MIT and Cambridge communities, and he’s very grateful for it.

“We will live with this, we will deal with it,” DiFava said, but, we are a generation away from moving on from this senseless tragedy.”

Boston EMSIf you consider the magnitude of the Boston Marathon bombings, it’s astonishing that only three people

died. The Boston experience highlights the importance of both training and planning for mass casualty events.

According to Boston EMS Chief James Hooley P ’00, ’05, his team was able to clear the scene of victims in 18 minutes. Many who were on Hooley’s team are members of the CM community, includ-ing Deputy Supt. Kevin Shea ’72, P ’11, Deputy Supt. John Gill ’83, P ’12, ’15.

Boston EMS, as a matter of policy, treats the Boston Marathon and other large events as a mass casualty event. That means that all the equipment, fa-cilities and staff required to respond to a mass casualty event were fully deployed at the time of the attack.

They were not on alert or standby, but in the field with medical caches avail-able, ambulances staged, and staff on scene. A medical tent for triage was already set up. Ambulances were avail-able to transport the injured without the need for an uncoordinated evacua-tion by civilian vehicles. A well-practiced communications system with local hospitals ensured that no one hospital was overloaded. ✜

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Commencement 2013

Before returning to Catholic Memorial in 2008, I spent 27 years involved in something called institutional advance-ment. It is an umbrella term for activities that share a common purpose – to advance education, and the institutions that provide and promote education. Advancement encompasses such fields as alumni relations, development, or fundraising, marketing and communications.

Institutional advancement is a wonderful world in which to build a career. I’ve worked in institutional advancement in a variety of contexts: a boarding school, a professional school of engineering, an Ivy League university, and a Catholic liberal arts college. The part of institutional advancement I enjoyed most was fund raising, and the satisfaction of raising money for a worthwhile cause, It was like a numbers game. You always knew where you

stood: either you’re moving closer toward your goal, or you’re not.

Fund raising put me in the company of successful people. They succeeded in business, medicine, law, the arts, educa-tion, and advertising – indeed, almost any field of human endeavor. From my experi-ences in fund raising I learned that successful people come in all different shapes and sizes: men and women, young and

CommenCement RemaRks Paul e. sheff '62, President

old, from privileged back-grounds and not. In other words, successful people are not one type. Just like the Catholic Memorial class of 2013 is not one type.

They were not always the best students. Yes, a few were flat-out brilliant, but most were the type whom pre-eminent Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson refers to as having “Opti-mal medium brightness.” They were smart, but not so smart that their sheer intellectual brilliance got the better of them. And while obtaining good grades mattered, what mattered more was learning. It didn’t always happen when classes were in full session; it could also happen in a bull session in a dorm at two o’clock in the morning

The second trait is that few of them had a clear idea of what they wanted to become after college. Their goal after college was simply to get a job and keep it. While not having a clear idea of what they wanted to do after college was probably a source of anxiety for their parents, it was not so for them. Our own Dick Harrington ’64 worked as a plumber while in college, but ended his career as President and CEO of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of information for businesses and professionals.

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The third and final trait is that successful men and women have good antenna. They are always on the lookout for the one thing that would ignite their professional journey. Here I return to Dr. Wilson. After optimal medium bright-ness, Dr. Wilson points to two other traits that will lead to a successful career in science and a successful career in almost anything. One of those traits is passion, and the other is persistence. By passion Dr. Wilson means that a stu-dent discovers something that completely captivates him, that will become the focal point for all future learning. When passion is coupled with persistence, success is assured.

Let me give you two examples of successful people who share some of these traits. The first is someone whom

you may never have heard of, Edward P. Jones. The second is someone whom everyone has heard of, Steve Jobs.

Edward P. Jones was a quiet undergraduate at the College of the Holy Cross. In the early 1970s African American men were becoming very visible in higher education. At Holy Cross, Jones was not on the radar. But he had a passion for writing. What he had not yet identified was his subject matter.

One day in a class he heard something startling. In a somewhat off-handed remark, a professor reported that in the slave-owning days of 19th century America, there were former slaves who, themselves, owned slaves. They were people of the same social stature and skin color. Converting that piece of infor-

mation into a story became Jones’ life work.

Taking a job as a postal work-er, living in an unfurnished apartment, and not owning a car or a phone, Jones labored for thirty years after graduat-ing from college fleshing out the characters of a story that would bring to life the world of former slaves who owned slaves. That book, The Known World, would go on to win the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Jones would later be awarded a Macarthur fellowship.

The second person is Steve Jobs, the legendary co-founder of Apple, unlike Edward Jones, Jobs didn’t get much past high school. Six months after enrolling at Reed College, in Portland,

Oregon, he dropped out. In the early 1970’s, however, he was drawn to technology, it became his passion.

You know the rest of the story: He co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak; he outlasted Wozniak. He was then fired by Apple, but later rehired to restore the company’s declining fortunes. Jobs transformed Apple and in the process, transformed the way we think about technology.

Neither Edward Jones nor Steve Jobs started off employed in the area where either would make his mark. But both had identified a passion. Both persevered well beyond what most of us would have done in order to achieve something quite extraordinary.

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I tell you this because, as you leave Catholic Memori-al, do not grow discouraged or anxious about the days ahead. While your teachers have prepared you to succeed in college, and while your parents have made great financial sacri-fices, please know that high academic achievement is not in and of itself a guar-antee of success following college. Just as important is the learning that should accompany those high marks.

Don’t think your career must be charted the day after college is over. Most of you will have, on aver-age, three jobs before you celebrate your fifth reunion from college. use those jobs to guide you toward your ultimate choice of a career.Keep your antenna in a state of readiness.

Finally, persevere. If your Catholic Memorial educa-tion was of any value, it lay in the understanding that success of any sort comes not just to the swift or the smart, but to those who work hard, who persevere, and who make the best of the talents god has given to each. Success is largely due to sweat equity, and almost nothing else.

I will not say goodbye, for there should never be good-byes in the Catholic Memorial family. Instead, I bid you farewell. And you will fare well if you live out the aspira-tion we use to close every day at Catholic Memorial.

Live Jesus in our hearts, forever! God bless you, your family, and the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. And thank you Brothers Crowley and Oxx for your life-long dedication to our school. ✜

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This year has been a bumpy one. I’ve been battling through a concussion since January and most recently was hospitalized with mono. A month ago I was on oxygen and couldn’t drink a drop of water. So, I consider myself especially privileged to be here speaking on behalf of my classmates; reflecting on our collective CM experience; and communicating how proud we are to graduate.

We are aware of the tremendous sacrifices that it took to send us here and we are very grateful.

We would like to thank all of our teachers, coaches, the faculty, staff and the administration for their constant support throughout our time at Catholic Memorial.

I remember my first day in seventh grade. The only kids I knew were on the football team. At five foot two weighing in at 120 pounds, I was not much of a contributor; third string, defensive end to be exact. It was also that first day where I got my first detention for dancing in class. It wasn’t funny at the time, but now I can certainly look back at it and smile.

The Middle School was the beginning of an academic and faith journey that many of us continued across the street.

Catholic Memorial has enabled us to achieve great things in academics, athletics, and the arts. Academically, CM provided a rigorous course load and teachers and coaches who were extremely knowledgeable and passionate in their field.

Sometimes we just needed someone to talk to. A lot of us enjoyed spending time in Brother Oxx’s room before and after school, and not

Valedictorian: John allaire really talking to him as a teacher, but as a mentor and as a friend.

Catholic Memorial has prepared my graduating class to go out and make a difference in the world, to serve others, and to be successful.

I have a couple pieces of advice for my fellow students. Number one is to be thankful, Take a minute each day to be grateful and show others how much they mean to you.

Number two is to enjoy every minute. Sometimes, we let our worries get in the way of the bigger picture. Focus your time and energy on how you can better yourself and better the world.

Number three, be persistent no matter what life throws at you. And finally, use your faith to get you through the hard times and

benefit others. Our experiences at CM have been nothing short of spectacular.

To my classmates, you have made going to school a pleasure each and every day.

I will always remember my time here as a time of personal and academic growth and I will always be thankful for the great friendships I made.

I’d like to leave you with a passage from the book of Joshua. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” ✜

When Mr. Chisholm told me I had to prepare a speech for today’s commencement, I wasn’t sure what I was going to talk about.

How did we get to today, to graduation day? What experiences brought us here, molded and shaped us, individually, and as a class, in the process?

Actress Eleanor Powell once said “What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.” It may seem an awkward turn of events to think that we can be a gift to God, but I like to think that when God looks down, and sees one of us doing it right, that God smiles upon us. Or, even when we are getting it wrong, that God is always there to forgive us. And really, Eleanor Powell’s quote applies to our parents and guardians as well. What we are today, we owe to them, and what we become will be our gift back to them.

Their dedication to our success and education, their sacrifices, allowed us to come to a school like CM.

Personally, it is not surprising to me that my parents did that. They both left Indonesia to come to the United States to pursue a higher education.

My parents grew up on 2 out of the 18,307 islands that make up Indonesia, and their chance meeting at Northeastern University was the start of my family. If they had stayed in Indonesia, they probably would never have met.

So now, the question is: how have we become who we are today? And, what are we to become from this point on?

Well, we certainly have to thank our teachers and school administrators. To all the teachers we had, and all those who we did not have a chance to learn from, thank you for what you have done for CM.

As a class we are now going forward with our lives, but we will remember our time together as CM Knights. We will continue to “carry our candles” as we go on to “light the world.”

Our class was the one of the last classes to have Brother Oxx for a full year, and we will honor his memory by being Knights and sharing our stories of him, because in that way, he will live on.

If nothing else, today is about being grateful. Be grateful for being a part of the CM community, for your dedicated teachers, your friends and family.

Thank you Mom, thank you Dad, for your unconditional love and support which makes me who I am today.

Thank you to the close friends I have made. ✜

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John AllaireWestwood

Boston College

Br. Joseph McKenna, CFC, General Excellence Award

Ronald S. Perry Scholar Athlete Award

Pierre Phillippe AugusteBoston

UMASS/Lowell

Music Medal

Michael BrownStoughton

College of Charleston

Br. Patrick Fleming, CFC Administrators’ Award

David ColarossiSaugus

Emmanuel College

Stephen R. Power ’72 Community Service Award

Cody KarjadiFramingham

Boston University

Br. Cornelius Ryan, CFC, General Excellence Award

Daniel KellyWest Roxbury

UMASS/Lowell

World Languages

Matthew McCarthyFramingham

Grinnell College

Social Studies Medal

Jared OwensRoxbury

Boston University

Art Medal

Senior Awards

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Brendan CurranFramingham

UMASS/Amherst

Theology Medal

Gustav EriksonDover

Fordham University

English Medal

Mark HealeyNorwood

Stonehill College

Br. Samuel Ryan, CFC, Mathematics Medal

Patrick HurleyRoslindale

Stonehill College

Br. E. John Sheehan, CFC, Stewardship Award

Dylan PowellReadville

Becker College

Computer Science Medal

Ryan ReidNorth Attleboro

American University

Br. Arthur Loftus, CFC Leadership Award

Christopher TraynorShrewsbury

Iona College

Br. William Hennessey, CFC Forensics Award

Ryan Walsh Norwood

Boston University

Science Medal

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Catholic Memorial School students recently travelled over 6,000 miles to visit on the other side of the world in Wuxi, China. In the school’s 55 year history, this trip was only CM’s second foray into Asia. It’s first to mainland China.

The eight-day trip was part of the Brother Edmund Rice Solidarity Initiative (BERSI), CM’s unique travel program. This year, CM ran nine different domestic and international BERSI trips that involved over 120 students. Each trip focused upon solidarity, service, and cross-cultural learning experiences.

“The trip to China was terrific!” said trip moderator and teacher Peter McGovern ’07. “It helped further cement the relationship between CM and the Wuxi Foreign Language School (WXFLS), while exposing our students to the depth and cultural richness of China.”

McGovern, who teaches Mandarin, said “Trips like this are essential for helping to introduce students to the emerging global economy and to traverse the cultural, religious, political, and economic boundaries that separate people around the globe.”

During the trip, CM students travelled throughout Wuxi and Shanghai and experienced authentic Chinese life with Wuxi students and their families in home-stays.

Teacher and trip coordinator Patrick Murray explained how the BERSI program is not like a typical tour. “We want to help our students get to know other people and the places in which they live.”

The purpose of the trip was to continue to cultivate the close school-to-school relationship that CM enjoys with the Wuxi Foreign Language School. Two years ago CM began bringing students from Wuxi to CM. The relationship has also included exchanges of teachers and administrators.

While on the trip, students established genuine bonds with the students of Wuxi, according to McGovern. “This was a very memorable trip for CM students.” It will also help them to better understand and appreciate international students currently studying at CM,” he said.

Reflecting on the trip, CM sophomore Bradley Rowan revealed, “I was nervous at first but as I overcame the jet-lag and really got to know my home-stay family, I accepted this opportunity for what it was: One of the most powerful and formative experiences of my life.”

Rowan, like many of his classmates, is already planning his return to China and seeking ways to further develop his Man-darin skills.

Catholic Memorial School has made a concerted effort to advance global education as a key part of its academic program. The expansion of the BERSI program, the growth of a flourishing international student program, and the development of partner school relationships, like the one between CM and the WXFLS, have helped move CM toward that goal.

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“The tourist attractions were another amazing part of the trip. From the Buddha sanctuary in Wuxi to the Great Wall, it was all breathtaking. I was honored to be able to visit these sacred and historic places.”

– Justin Murad, Grade 12, Hyde Park, MA“The part of the trip that stuck with me the most was when I first got to China. We took a three-hour bus ride from Shanghai to Wuxi and met the students of the Wuxi Foreign Language School for dinner. I had dinner with a student whose home I would be staying in for four nights. The meal was outstanding! I had some of the most exotic food I have ever tasted. After dinner ended, I got in a car with three complete strangers. As we passed the street signs and massive buildings I still couldn’t comprehend that I was actually half a world away.”

“We arrived at their house; an apartment complex in the middle of a gated com-munity. It was a modest two-story apartment. And as I said goodnight to my host family, I walked up the stairs with strange slippers on my feet and climbed into my bed. And as I rested, my head on a pillow, I tried to take-in all that had trans-pired. One thing registered: I’m in China, I’m in a country that consists of an odd smell, and where I know not one word of the language, I couldn’t have been more amazed (or excited) at the events that unfolded throughout that week. It was an experience of a lifetime.”

– Jack Dion, Grade 11, Canton, MAOne strange thing about the Chinese people is that they really treated us like su-perstars. Complete strangers were always asking to take pictures of us. When we were on the Bund River Cruise in Shanghai, about 20 Chinese women asked to take pictures of me. It was probably one of the strangest situations I have ever been in in my life!

– Michael Driscoll, Grade 8, Wellesley, MA“The most powerful thing to me was getting to know the CM people I traveled with. Going into the trip I was good friends with only three other students. The other seventeen, I had never met. Making friends with them was so easy and so fast! It didn’t matter if a kid was a senior, junior, sophomore, freshman or even a middle-schooler. We all became good friends and talked to each other as if we had been friends forever. Everyone accepted each other and we all got along. No one was quiet or felt left out, we all enjoyed each other’s company.”

Student Reflections:

“During the trip we got into the habit of singing songs on the bus and on the train, this made us smile, laugh and we had a great time. Singing oldies like “American Pie” as well as Taylor Swift songs while substituting the name of our tour guide (Jerry) brought us together more than we could imagine. I now walk through the halls of CM and when I see someone from the trip I say hi or stop for a moment to talk to the new friends that I made. I found out that a person I spent a lot of time with on the trip is in the same lunch period that I am. I never knew! These friends, the people I never knew before the BERSI Trip, are now great friends to me and I hope these friendships last for a long time.”

– Tony Kandalaft, Grade 10 Weymouth, MA

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✒ Congratulations to Sara and Brandon Seals on the birth of their first child, Molly Jean, on Saturday, April 13. She weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz.

✒ lauren and Pat Murray welcomed their first child, Elizabeth Clare on April 18. She weighed 5 lbs. 3 oz.

✒ William F. Croteau was born on June 14. The son of Eileen and Rob Croteau ’93 and brother of Robert, Jr.

BRad JohnSon JoInS thE CM CoMMUnItY aS DiRECToR of MajoR GifTS, a nEWly CREaTED PoSiTion

A 1981 graduate of Belmont Hill and 1985 graduate of Hamilton College, Brad spent his years after college teaching at Belmont Hill and Fessenden School in Newton, Johnson then moved into fundraising, initially at Winchester Hospital and Lowell General Hospital, then as a consultant, most recently Community Counseling Service headquartered in New York, N.Y.

For the past three years, Brad has worked as a consultant in solo practice. He has a total of 15-years experience as a front-line fundraiser.

Johnson has two daughters, Emily who is studying at Trinity College, and Erin who is entering St. Olaf College, Both girls graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover. Their grandfather is NHL Hall of Famer Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks.

SUSan GRIffIn JoInS CatholIC MEMoRIal aS DiRECToR of CoMMuniCaTionS.

Susan has an extensive background in communications, public relations and as a website editor. She comes to CM after having worked at WCVB-TV, Channel 5 for the past 25 years as assignment editor and digital content editor. Susan has also worked as an adjunct professor at Curry College and was the Director of Communications for the Metropolitan District Commission. She got her start in communications at WEEI news radio in Boston.

At CM, Susan will be responsible for the school’s publications including CM Magazine, www.catholicmemorial.org and media relations.

Susan graduated from Curry College and currently resides in Norwell with her son Andrew and daughter Jacqueline.

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05 Anne Marie Cahalane Shawn Cusson Michael Lamb Nora McGauley Bill Schneiderhan Brandon Seals Chuck Thibeault Frank Thibeault

10 Karen Hynes Chris Boyle Bill Coakley John Palermo ’79

15 Patty Marchand

20 Ellen Eberly Deb Margolis

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CM SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER Mark Smith ’85 has been accepted to participate in the Korea Society’s 2013 Summer Fellowship program, Congratulations Mark!

Smith will take part in a twelve day study tour and workshop consisting of lectures and field trips arranged by Korea university and The Korea Society, He will design and implement a series of classroom exercises and lesson plans related to Korean life, history and culture.

While in Korea, and upon his return home, Mark will write a blog and post photos. You can read more about his trip at: http://smithkorea.wordpress.com/about-mark-smiths-trip

CM SCIENCE TEACHER Meaghan Cells was selected by the National Science Teachers Association for a fellowship with the New Science Teacher Academy. She was selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide after showing evidence of a solid science background and displaying a strong interest in growing as a professional science educator.

Cells has been taking part in a year-long professional development program designed to help promote quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence and improve teacher content knowledge.

“We are thrilled to provide these teachers with the resources and support needed to help them feel confident and passionate about the critical work they do in inspiring today’s youth to become tomorrow’s leading STEM professionals,” said Gerry Wheeler, interim executive director, NSTA.

CM GuIDANCE COuNSELOR Carolyn White will be travelling to Peru on a 10-day group mission this summer, While in Lima, she and her colleagues will be staying at the Christian Brothers Community, Las Flores, The group will also visit a home for abandoned children and the Franciscan Sisters’ Mission.

“I feel extraordinarily blessed to have been presented with this opportunity,” White said.

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Dr. Mike Dempsey ’75 looks across the bridge of his nose, over his glasses and says to a group of philosophy students that their last paper, one of eight completed within the term, was their hardest. “Why? Because you really are that good in philosophy now.”

He’s described as “brilliant” and “the perfect teacher” by his students. He never looks down on them, they say. Instead, they paint a picture of a man who is non-judgmental, and understanding.

Dempsey is teaching his last honors-level philosophy course which focuses on the work of major thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Anselm, St. Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Voltaire, Locke, Kant, Marx, and Sartre. Meticulous and in charge, he checks his watch and gives this writer five minutes to speak privately with his students.

“He’s helped me build a foundation for the future of my career in education,” Matthew Friosi said.

CM junior Kevin Claflin was nervous when he took his first philosophy class with Dempsey. “I was scared.” Claflin said, but once familiar with Dempsey, Claflin quickly began looking forward to class.

While speaking to students about philosophy and the nature of man, Dempsey’s own good nature is revealed. He prepares students for an upcoming two-part test and warns them not to miss class. “Be here, just don’t be sick.” he says.

“We have fun in Dr. Dempsey’s class,” Junior Mike Stathopolous said, “We have great open discussions.”

Inside and outside the classroom Dempsey is admired and loved. “We could connect with each other outside the class,” said Brendan Calnan. “I got to know him; he could talk about so many different things.” Calnan also recalled how Dr. Dempsey loves Cape Cod, and his golden retriever Murphy.

They see him as a “good man” who has taught them to be gentle-men. He’s helped us “grow up,” student Mike Keane reflected.

“Irreplaceable.” Keane said, “He will be missed.”

His colleagues agree.“As someone who has studied philoso-phy, Mike Dempsey is also a very ethical person,” social studies

teacher Vincent Bradley said. “He has high standards for himself and his students and a high regard for the role of scholar, teacher colleague and friend in the lives of others. We will go on without Mike Dempsey, but the place will never be the same.”

Former Dempsey student and CM teacher Dan Chisholm ’03 agreed, saying Dempsey expected a lot. “Although I have six years of schooling beyond CM, the longest paper I’d ever written was on Julius Caesar and the Merchant of Venice in Dr. Dempsey’s freshman English class.”

“Dr. Dempsey is a master educator,” Chisholm added. “He goes well beyond asking his students to memorize and recall. He inspires his students to examine and develop a depth of understanding that many students are not pushed to reach until college.”

Dempsey, Chairman of the CM Social Studies department, earned a Doctorate from Providence College. He earned his Master’s degree at Harvard university and completed his Bachelor’s Degree at Catholic university of America. ✜

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Students in Dr. Michael Dempsey’s last class wish him farewell.

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Catholic Memorial School’s Class of 1963 kicked off a weekend-long alumni celebra-tion with their 50th reunion on Friday, June 7. Over 49 alumni came from nine states, some as far as California, to reconnect with CM, its teachers and staff, and each other.

On Friday, member of the Class of ‘63 toured classrooms, and had a lively discussion led by President Paul Sheff, as part of an ongoing school history project, They shared cocktails and visited old homerooms in Donahue Hall, and enjoyed dinner together in the school’s dining hall. During dinner, Kevin Costello ‘63 and Jack Dahlstrom ’63 shared memories of their fellow classmates and CM in a way that was both funny and meaningful.

The Class of ’63 set sail Saturday in Boston Harbor on board the ‘Spirit of Boston.’ That evening, the 50th reunion celebrants were joined by other reunion classes from years ending in 3 and 8 to enjoy a clambake under a tent on the baseball field,

“It was great to see the classmates that at-tended and I loved every minute of reunion,” said Walter Sweeney ’63. “My wife couldn’t get over the food that was presented (especially the lobster!).”

In all, over 209 alumni made the trip back to CM from over 16 states. Four men came in from California, one from just across Baker Street, to reconnect and share their love of CM.

“I want to say a special thank you to all of the alumni that served on reunion committees, volunteered their time to call their classmates, and helped make this event a truly memorable occasion,” said Alumni Director Kelly O’Gara. “Without their help, CM would not be able to pull off such a great event.”

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ForensicsThe 2013 Forensics season came to a close in late May. It was a year filled with growth and success. The team capped off a winning year with a trip to Philadelphia for the 2013 National Catholic Forensics League Grand Tournament.

Coach Robert Croteau.’93 lauded the team of eleven young men for their com-mitment and hard work.

“I realized how blessed we are with students who are not only talented but also just good gentlemen.” Croteau said.

Catholic Memorial joined 2,700 students and 500 schools at the national tourna-ment. The team was led by freshman Matthew Wolfe who advanced to the declamation final round where he placed 6th overall out of more than 225 students. He was joined by Colin Hanley who advanced to the semi-final round, or top 12, in declamation. He did an excellent job attending as an alternate.

Also making advancing rounds were sophomore Antoine Kandalaft in declamation, Bradley Rowan in oral inter-pretation and Matt Friosi in dramatic performance.

“I am proud of all of our competitors especially seniors Sean Lawler and Matt McCarthy who wrapped up their forensic careers this weekend,” Croteau said. “Congratulations to the rest of our competitors: Jack Dion, Dan Shulman, John Tonderys and Brendan Fitzpatrick,” he said.

Thanks as well to Brother Cavet and Max Erilus ’06, and Mike Macchi ’08 who chaperoned and helped with judging competition.

The Catholic Memorial 2013 prom was held at Gillette Stadium on May 10.

Latin ClubThe Latin Club posted its best-ever scores in the annual Massachusetts Junior Classical League’s 57th State Convention in mid-May. Twelve CM students joined 522 others from across Massachusetts at Barnstable High School.

Overall CM placed 6th in the state, the highest the school has ever placed. The Latin Club is very proud of this accomplishment!

Of particular note is the team’s 3rd place finish in the Service category and a first place award for team spirit.

The club offered a special thanks to Mr. Bradley Boyle for his tremendous support.

Middle School Showcase NightThe Middle School Showcase Night for Catholic Memorial took place on June 10. It was an evening for students to share with their families the results of their exceptional work throughout the academic year. Congratulations to the members of CM’s seventh and eighth grade, their teachers and parents on another outstanding year!

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Spaghetti Bridges The last science project of the year for seventh grade students was to design and create a miniature bridge made of spaghetti!

Science teacher Nora McGauley placed a wooden rod and a bag of weights across the mid-dle of each bridge to test for strength. If a bridge held twelve weights it would pass the test.

Some bridges survived, and others snapped under the pressure. But despite the outcome, the boys and Mrs. McGauley had a lot of fun.

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Peer Ministry The Junior Peer Ministry retreat was held at Cathedral Camp in Freetown, MA on June 11 and 12. The retreat is an oppor-tunity for rising juniors to form a strong community prior to beginning their work as Peer Ministers for the following school year. Time is spent listening to talks given by faculty and senior Peer Ministers. For reflection time and fun, a variety of ac-tivities are designed to give students and opportunity to think about who they are, who they are in relationship to God and who they are in relationship to God and others. A trust walk and commitment cer-emony rounded out their time together, solidified the class, and the importance of the program.

The Catholic Memorial 2013 prom was held at Gillette Stadium on May 10.

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Dedham, Roslindale Boys Awarded Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF) ScholarshipsStudents will attend Catholic MemorialAt a Mass and reception held at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on May 23 Archbishop Sean Patrick Cardinal O’Malley recognized Ryan Durant from Roslindale, a student at Catholic Memorial School, Brandon Cosby from Roslindale, a student at Lyndon Pilot School and Brendan Kinch of Dedham, a student at St. Joseph School as Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF) Scholars.

Durant, Cosby and Kinch were selected because of their educational achievement, potential and demonstrated community leadership, according to the CSF. The three were among 161 incoming high school students from across greater Boston selected for the recognition.

The scholarship recipients will attend Catholic Memorial School as freshmen beginning in the fall of 2013.

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BASKETBALLCM basketball finishes season strongWith impressive wins against Newton North and Franklin, the Catholic Memorial Basketball team finished the season with a strong 13-7 record. With four of the five starters from last year’s team not coming back, notably senior point guard Chris Sig-gers, the team was led by the three team captains John McDonough, Rich Lopez, and Pat “Magic” Hurley.

John and Rich manned the inside of paint, dominating the rebounds and out hus-tling their opponents, Hurley delivered on point passes all season long, and his stifling defense frustrated even his tough-est competitors.

Senior D.J. McClure also was a key mem-ber into the team’s offensive rhythm, delivering countless clutch shots when the team needed them.

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SWIMMINGTeam has a solid seasonThis year’s swimming squad hit a solid 2-4 record. The team started off on a three meet streak losing to powerhouses Brookline High, BC High, and Saint John’s Prep.

They followed those meets with a much-needed win against O’Bryant school. After O’Bryant they lost by only 9 points to con-ference rival Xaverian. The Knights turned right around and came out flying against East Boston High school.

Team members qualified for both section-als and states. Senior captain Alex Young qualified for both the 100 yard butterfly and 50 yard freestyle. Junior captain Chris Lee qualified for the 200 yard freestyle and 500 yard freestyle.

The “A” relay team of Senior captain Alex Young, Senior captain Dylan Ryan, Junior captain Chris Lee and Sophomore Liam Grady qualified in 2 races including the 200 yard medley relay and the 200 yard freestyle relay, ~ Dylan Ryan ’13

HOCKEYKnights reinstate CM hockey as a state powerAfter a two year hiatus from the Super 8 tournament the Catholic Memorial Hockey team found its way back to the field. Drawing a first round matchup against tournament favorite and rival BC High, they pulled off the upset. In game

one they fell short, but in a memorable game two they pulled off a miraculous shootout win. Although they fell to three time Super champs Malden Catholic in a Final Four heartbreaker, the young team had no reason to hang its head.

Captains and seniors Liam Coughlin and Jack O’Hear move on, and along with them the Knights lose a much underrated forward John Meagher. Defensively the Knights say farewell to Dennis Medeiros, Sean Healen and John Allaire. Many talented underclassmen including sopho-mores Aaron Clancy, Zach Sullivan, Kevin Curley, and Pat O’leary will be returning. They’ll be joined by a solid junior class as well with Beau Starrett, Kevin Bletzer, Mike Stathopolous, and Will Conroy.

The freshmen class appears to be some-thing special as a significant amount of them played a key role in the Knights’ success this year. Frank Cosolito, Paul Hardiman, Curt Bletzer, Tim Weinstein, and second leading scorer Kevin Hock will be among them.

Clutch goalie Brandon Collett has performed extremely well between the pipes.

The Knights’ key wins in the regular season included beating Xaverian twice and Malden Catholic 7-4. The team de-stroyed division one runner up Marshfield 9-1 and beating Hingham 5-1. Liam Cough-

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The Year in SporTSRising star forward Guillien Smith and starting center Gerard Adams finished out the starting lineup and will lead the team in the years to come, ~ David Colarossi ’13

WRESTLINGSchool records are setAt the Division II Metro Sectional tourna-ment on February 16, the varsity wres-tling team took 4th as a team a school record, Four individuals earned titles: Mike Aquino ‘15 (106-lbs.), Brian Ferrara ‘14 (113-lbs.), Mark Gutierrez ‘14 (120-lbs.) and Paul Curtin ‘13 (132-lbs.).

The team finish was solidified by Pat Ferzoco ‘15 (3rd, 138-lbs), Dylan Wolusky ‘14 (5th, 145-lbs), Sean Sullivan ‘14 (5th, 152-lbs.) and Sean Loftus ‘14 (5th, 182-lbs).

Two days later, the Knights set two team records, a 6th place finish as a team and five individual placements at the Division II States. Aquino, Ferrara, Gutierrez, Cur-tin, and Ferzoco all placed in the top four in their weight classes to help CM finish ahead of perennial powerhouses North Attleboro and Milford. Aquino went on to place 4th at All-States, becoming the first CM sophomore to ever qualify for New Englands. ~ Coach Alex Strum

FOOTBALLA team marked by character and determinationThe 2012 edition of CM Football provided many exciting plays, but the team also

had some difficult challenges throughout the season.

The Knights of the Gridiron may have been outnumbered in players, but never in heart and spirit. They played each down harder than anyone could have asked. This dedicated group was led by captains Peter Ngobidi, Godswill Igbokwe, Connor Peck and Kevin Bletzer.

The team played with poise and class throughout the entire season. The true mark of their character and determination was evident in how they stayed together spiritually and emotionally despite several close losses, ~ Alex Campea P ’09

BASEBALLTwo named to Catholic Conference All StarsThe Catholic Memorial baseball team finished the season with a record of 9 – 11 and fell just short of qualifying for the state tournament. Despite not making the postseason, the team had several good wins, most notably against defend-ing state champion Xaverian and against archrival B.C. High.

Offensively, the team was led by senior left fielder Kevin Murphy, who had a team high .385 batting average, and by senior first baseman Todd MacDonald, who tied for the team lead in runs batted in with 10. For their performance this season, both Kevin and Todd were named to the Catholic Conference All Star Team.

On the mound, senior Sean Heelen, junior Patrick Shore, and senior Joey Lyons got most of the starts.

Special thanks to the senior class for their effort and commitment to the baseball program during their time at Catholic Memorial. Senior members of the team were John Allaire, Coley Barker, Mike Brown (captain), Sean Heelen, Patrick Hurley (captain), Cam Keane, Joey Lyons, Todd MacDonald, Kevin Murphy (cap-tain), Jack O’Hear, and Tim Prior. We wish them well at college and beyond. ~ Coach Hal Carey ’95

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GOLFTeam places 3rd in conference, Hock hits a hole-in-oneThe varsity golf team earned an 8-8 re-cord in the regular season against a very difficult league and non-league schedule. With wins over Quincy, Winchester, St. John’s Prep, Walpole, and Xaverian, the team finished third in the Catholic Conference.

Highlights of the regular season included a two-stroke victory over St. John’s on September 20 and very close matchups against BC High and Xaverian in October that could have gone either way. At the Walpole matchup on October 3, Kevin Hock ’16 had a hole-in-one on the third hole, and at the Catholic Conference Championships on September 29, Matt Wessenberg ’13 took 2nd in individual honors with a 73, Mike Mason ’13 showed a 78 and Andrew Boyle ’16 shot an 85.

At sectionals on October 22, co-captains Mason and Wessenberg earned state qualifying scores. At the state champi-onship meet on November 5 in Beverly, Mason recorded the third-best score of the day in very scrappy fall conditions, ~ Coach John Palermo ’79

TENNISTalented team in a challenging conferenceThe boy’s CM Tennis Team trained hard and fought every match until the end. Lead by freshman Colin Molloy at #1 Singles followed by 8th grader Conor DiMateo at #2 Singles, and JR Co-Captain Casey Hamel at #3.

Steadying out the doubles line-up at #1 was Co-Captain James Barham, and Nick Walsh. At #2 doubles were Peter Wong and Kevin Wong.

Our closest match was with Braintree High; both doubles in that match went three sets. CM fell to Braintree 3-2. The competition in the Catholic Conference is among the toughest with three out of four teams in the semi-finals of the state tournament.

With some adjustments in pre-season training, and some summer match play, the CM Tennis team will be ready for next

spring’s tennis campaign. Coach Tusler is looking forward to next year already. ~ Coach Cory Tusler

CROSS-COuNTRY Team achieves personal bests under Reid’s leadershipThe varsity cross-country team may have lost its home-field advantage this year due to renovations at historic Franklin Park, but they challenged themselves to achieve personal bests nevertheless on new ground.

Opening the season at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline by hosting Archbishop Williams, Ryan Reid ’13 led the Knights to a 21-37 win with a first-place finish. Reid would go on to win two more individual dual meets and earn a medal at the pres-tigious Manhattan College Invitational in New York. Also earning a medal in this meet was Jackson Carr ’15 with freshmen Greg Tobin ’16 and Robbie Mullen ’16 turning in very good performances in the freshman division.

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In the post season, Reid, the team captain, earned All-Conference honors while running a personal best time lead-ing a team consisting of seniors Scott Spangenberg ’13, Kevin Warren ’13 and Kevin Fitzgerald ’13. Other contributors were Corey Snow ’14, who displayed the most improvement over the season, John Fitzgerald ’14 and Brendan Fitzpatrick ’14. ~ Coach Tom Beatty ‘68

OuTdOOR TRACKStrong league performances and per-sonal bestsThe indoor track season was punctuated by CM’s strong performances in the Tri-Country League to highlight the season. State qualifying standards were achieved by Ryan Reid in the mile, Hanif Conrad in the 55m, Dan Kelly and Godswill Igbokwe in the shot put, and the 4 X 200 relay.

The Catholic Conference once again pro-vided the competition for many personal bests in outdoor track and field. A core group of seniors, Ryan Reid, Ed DeLuca and Matt McCarthy provided a trio of 800m runners who qualified for the state meet. Godswill Igbokwe continued a strong season in the shot put while junior

sprinter Hanif Conrad placed in the Div. II 200m run. The 4 X 100 relay ran their best time of the year in the Div. II state meet. ~ Coach Vince Catano P’01

LACROSSETeam advanced to 2nd round in Divi-sion 2 tourneyThe Catholic Memorial lacrosse team finished the regular season 12-10 making it to the second round of the Division 2 tournament.

This year’s lacrosse team played its most competitive schedule to date and the team continued to improve as the season wore on. Leadership was key for the Knights in this rebuilding year and they were able to get it from captains Mike Doody, Dylan Ryan, Kevin Bletzer and Mike Stathopoulous.

Despite 9 losses, the Knights were a factor in every game and were able to gain some key wins down the stretch including those over BC High, King Phillip, Norwell and Shawsheen Tech.

This year’s offense was on full display, av-eraging over 12 goals per game. Catholic Conference All-Stars Kevin Bletzer and Tyler Bogart led the offense and were

flanked by junior Zack O’Brien, senior Dylan Ryan and freshman Franky Cosilito, Defensively the Knights were led by seniors Mike Doody, Lucas Schneiderhan and junior Mike Stathopoulous.

RuGBYDesire and determinationThe 2013 Rugby team went through a tough season, but did provide some excitement at times.

Despite many injuries to key players, the team gave its all.

Our young men were asked to practice and play knowing the odds were against them, yet they worked hard and im-proved as the season went on.

The desire and determination of this group was a great example to the younger members of the team.

This loyal group of players was led by senior captains, Elijah Brewer and Cam Ciesielski

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Catholic Memorial School counts among its students many gifted scholars, talented athletes and humanitarians but only one is chosen each year for the school’s highest honor, the Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice Founders Award. Teachers and administrators said it was particularly difficult this year to choose a recipient because many members of the class of 2013 were worthy of claiming the honor.

This year the award went to Weymouth’s Edward J. DeLuca III. He impressed his teachers and fellow students with a cumulative grade point average of 98.70 over four years. He was president of the National Honor Society, and went beyond course requirements by taking additional classes to suit his interests.

CM’s Director of Student Activities Patrick Murray said DeLuca is “the perfect storm of intelligence, work ethic and personality.”

His math teacher John Aversa ’78 agreed. “Even in the face of academic adversity Ed DeLuca has consistently demonstrated enthusiasm and a determination.” His casual, unpretentious outward appearance often masks the dedicated and truly committed scholar that is within him.”

In presenting DeLuca with the Rice Award, Vice Principal Jim Keane ’82 P’14 called DeLuca “ubiquitous.”

“As president of the National Honor Society, Ed has he helped run our peer tutoring program, annual blood drives, clothing drives, and fund raising efforts.”

Keane cited DeLuca’s versatility and willingness to give his time. “He’s always among the first to volunteer to be an Open House tour guide, to tutor, to be a Eucharistic minister, or to fill-in for a slot abandoned by another,” Keane said.

While at CM, DeLuca participated in the choir, Model uN program, and campus ministry. He was a member of the soccer, basketball and track teams. He is described as quiet, and an unsung leader at school and in his community.

As a member of Sacred Heart in Weymouth, DeLuca volunteers as an altar server, lector, rectory secretary, and vacation bible school teacher. During the Christmas season he volunteers at a homeless shelter. In the summer, DeLuca volunteers helping special needs children at Camp Fatima in New Hampshire. He created a fundraiser called “CM Kicks for Kids” and, in the process, raised hundreds of dollars for Special Olympics.

At orientation DeLuca spoke to Catholic Memorial freshman passionately, and from the heart, about the importance of becoming a part of the CM community, representing it well, and making a point of leaving behind something of them-selves for those who would follow.

His younger brother Ben, also a student at CM, will have big shoes to fill.

This past Thanksgiving DeLuca joined three classmates, Ryan Reid, Matt McCarthy, and Dylan Ryan for a morning fun run through the streets of Boston. But there was nothing casual about it. They ran 12-miles, skirting highways and opting for back roads between West Roxbury and Dorchester, to deliver the Thanksgiving game ball to their football rivals at B.C. High.

“Consciously, deliberately, and quietly they created a new CM tradition,” Keane remarked.

DeLuca was also awarded the Friends of CM Athletics Scholarship and the Xavier university Book Award. In September he will be attending the College of the Holy Cross.

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1964Jim dempsey recently retired as Senior Manager Labor Relations from the Raytheon Company after 40 years. Jim enjoys spending time with his 18-month-old grandson Henry Lutner, “Looking forward to seeing everyone at our 50th reunion next year,” says Jim.

1973Brian Collins ran the Boston Marathon finishing with a time of 3:31:52, Brian describes himself as a “long time marathoner” and has run Boston 23 straight times as a qualifier.

1974Bob Campbell has left Major League Baseball and has accepted a position as Director of Security for the Women’s Tennis Association and the Association of Tennis Professionals headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida.

1976Marty Sullivan is a senior loan office with “Guaranteed Rate” in South Boston, “Drop me an email if you need a mortgage marty.sullivan@guaranteedrate.com,” writes Sullivan.

1977ken Martin has been promoted to Senior Vice President/Search Division for Winter Wyman, one of the nation’s largest and most recognized staffing firms in New England.

1978tom Budreika, retired in March 2013 from the National Geospatial-Intelli-gence Agency in Springfield, VA with over 27 years of Federal Service within the De-partment of Defense. “It was great to see all the ’78 guys at the reunion in June,”says Tom.

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Sean Kelly is back working for SAP America Inc. This past spring, Sean taught a graduate course at Boston university’s Metropolitan College of Computer Science called, “Enterprise Systems.”

1980Mike McEachern has been promoted to executive VP and CFO of Brainshark in Waltham, MA, Brainshark is a leading sales enablement platform provider, helping companies improve their sales productivity, demand genera-tion programs and training effectiveness.

1981Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), has promoted Richard deVito to Managing director and resident sales director in the Boston office. In his new role, DeVito will be responsible for new client development and revenue growth for New England.

1982The Society of Jesus ordained 16 new Jesuit priests this past May in the united States. Among them was father. E. joseph o’Keefe. S.J, O’Keefe, was born and raised in Boston. His family belonged to St. Theresa of Avila Parish West Roxbury; he attended the parish grammar school and graduated from CM in 1982. Fr. O’Keefe, who had considered a vocation to the priesthood from an early age, attended Saint John’s Seminary in Brighton, Mas-sachusetts, earning a bach-elor’s degree in philosophy in 1990. Before his time in the seminary, Fr. O’Keefe began working in Massachusetts state government, the begin-ning of a public policy career he pursued with distinction for more than two decades. In 2006, while serving as chief

1979Dr. Peter DiMarzio writes, “I changed jobs in October 2012 and am currently working for Homeland Security Investiga-tions out of Boston.”

“I currently work with both the Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation groups and assist victims of these crimes. We have eleven regional offices in New England and I am responsible for victim as-sistance services throughout. In February 2013 we assisted with 26 Rwandan witnesses to the 1994 genocide who were in the u.S. to participate in a trial.

I most recently worked with the FBI and other victim service agencies to bring relief and aid to the Boston Marathon Bombing victims and their families.”

“It’s been a very interesting job so far because I never know what each day will bring,” DiMarzio said.

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agencies during the Boston Marathon bombings and the manhunt for the surviving Tsarnaev brother. The State Police used our equipment. You possibly saw some of it on the news.”

1991Joe McIntyre ran the Boston Marathon finishing in less than 4 hours (3:57:06) and raising over $30,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. Pretty impressive time considering it was his first marathon.

2003David Kelly graduated on May 20 from Suffolk Law School.

2004Gustav “Gus” Elvin graduated from Syracuse u. Gus is living in Connecticut and working for ESPN as a production assistant, “I owe a lot to CM and Mr. Chisholm and loved every moment of my experience there,” says Gus.

of staff to the Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs, Fr. O’Keefe entered the Society of Jesus. After his time in the novitiate, Fr. O’Keefe was missioned to Loyola High School of Los Angeles where he taught AP govern-ment and politics from 2008 to 2010.

Missioned next to the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara university in Berkeley, California, Fr. O’Keefe earned a Master of Divinity degree while also pursuing a master’s degree in educa-tion at the university of San Francisco and serving as a deacon at Santa Maria Parish in Orinda, California. Following ordination, he will serve for the sum-mer at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church at Boston College and return to California in the fall for an administrative position at Loyola High School.

1989Chris Blair writes “I’m still in Mass., and I’m working for a firm that supplies EOD robotic systems to uS and Allied militaries and first responders. Our equipment and some of our personnel were on hand with law enforcement

2007Having graduated from Dartmouth College in June 2013 with a degree in Economics, Mike keenan, captain of the Big Green hockey team, signed a contract to play hockey with the Bridgeport SoundTigers – the AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders,

2008Mike Collins, a junior at Merrimack College was named second team All American, Collins finished second in Hockey East with 32 points in confer-ence games and tied for first with 13 power-play points. Collins led Mer-rimack in points, goals, assists, shots and power-play points, finishing with 38 points (17 goals, 21 assists) in 38 games.

john leBlanc announced the birth of his son, John Francis LeBlanc, Jr.

John is currently with the uS Army 7th Special Forces Eglin Air Force Base, Valparaiso, FL.

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After graduating from uMass, Amherst, Steven Reece is working at Eaton Vance where he was just promoted to work in the Equity department.

2009Brennan Williams was drafted by the Houston Texans -- the 89th overall pick in the NFL draft -- at the end of April. Williams played OT for the university of North Carolina. “He’s a big man; he’s got long arms,” Texans offensive line coach John Benton said after the draft. “I really liked his play style, I thought he would fit what we did, He’s aggressive.”

Brian Murphy graduated from Wake Forest university in May and is currently working in the marketing department for the Kraft Group in Foxborough.

After his four years at Boston university, Mike Macchi finished a one year Master’s program called “Teach Next Year” at uMASS-Boston in Elementary Education and is applying to elementary schools for a teaching position.

After graduating from Massachusetts Maritime Academy Mark Mullaney was a merchant mariner sailing all over the world as a 3rd assis-tant engineer. He now works for Noble Drilling as a 3rd as-sistant engineer on a drill ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Mullaney writes, “My ship is responsible for drilling oil wells 3,000 feet below water into 10,000 feet of earth. I work 21 days on 21 days off.”

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2012Chris Ryan, a freshman at Sewanee, The university of the South was named All SAA (Southern Athletic Association) First Team, Ryan was honored after he started 11 of 17 matches. The freshman defender earned 20 groundballs and forced eight turnovers.

austin Bannister (pictured above right, at left) and tom Stanton (at right) pose with CM asst. Athletic Director Jim Cerbo after union College men’s lacrosse battled RIT.

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jack Grubner has been named by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Confer-ence (SCAC) to its 2013 Men’s Track and Field All-Sportsmanship Team.

During his time at CM, Grubner had a highly successful career running cross-country and track. He’s now running

for the university of Dallas, according to his former assistant coach, CM’s Tom Beatty. Grubner is a native of Newton, MA. Congratulations Jack!

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Matthew Ziniti ’07 graduated from Norwich university. His commissioning in the Army has been put on hold due to injuries from an accident. His recovery is going well, and he’s hopeful about being commis-sioned as an officer with the Vermont National Guard.

Matthew completed the Burlington, VT Marathon on May 26.

Andrew Ziniti CM ‘09 is a mem-ber of the South Carolina Army National Guard and is working on being transferred to Mas-sachusetts. He attended Basic Training at Fort Benning, GA after his freshman year at The Citadel. This summer he will go to Fort Lewis just outside Se-attle for a Leader Development Assessment Course (LDAC).

He will then be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army National Guard. Once his assignment is determined, he will head to Basic Officers Leadership Course (BOLC) for about five months.

Brian Ziniti ‘11 went attended basic training last summer at Fort Benning, GA. He will be a junior at The Citadel in Septem-ber. He is also a member of the South Carolina National Guard.

Brian is also alphabetically last in his class and has been told that he will give a speech at the Citadel commencement in two years.

The Ziniti brothers saw Tommy Byrne ’11 recently. Tommy is doing very well at The Citadel. The brothers and Byrne were all in the same barracks.

Robert Dwan ’83 has been pro-moted to the rank of Colonel in the Army National Guard.

“I took over brigade command at the 101st Regional Training Institute at Camp Edwards on April 7. I am now attending the Army War College.”

Doug Eberly ’05 graduated from flight school and received his wings as a uSCG helicopter pilot.

1st Lieutenant, uSMC, Patrick Murphy ’05 checked in with CM Magazine. “I am currently deployed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. I am with Combat Logistics Regiment-2 based out of Camp Lejeune, NC serving as a Logistics Officer.”

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Mary E. BernazzaniMother of Edward V. Bernazzani ’64May 28, 2013

john j. BrauerFather of Mark J. Brauer ’83April 18, 2013

Evelyn T. BusheyMother of Robert P. Bushey ’73May 15, 2013

Kenneth H. CarlsonFather of David K. Carlson ’81April 24, 2013

john ConnollyFather of John L. Connolly ’83May 3, 2013

Marguerite CostaMother of David M. Murphy ’94and Daniel M. Murphy ’97May 30, 2013

Catherine j. CreedonMother of Francis Creedon ’73 and Kevin Creedon ’75March 9, 2013

James CummiskeyFather of Paul Cummiskey ’71April 8, 2013

Rita P. CunninghamMother of Robert F. Cunningham ’67 and Paul G. Cunningham ’69

joseph T. DiMarzioFather of Thomas J. Di Marzio ’74May 12, 2013

Emilie Suzanne DionMother of Joseph Dion ’67May 5, 2013

Alumnijames j. fallon iii ’67March 5, 2013James lived in Mattapan during his years at CM. He played intramural bas-ketball for four years. Mr. Fallon was a u.S. Army veteran.

Richard j. o’Brien ’68March 2, 2013Richard grew up in Roslindale, He was a member of the Student Council and played intramural basketball for four years, Mr. O’Brien was a Vietnam veteran, having served with the u.S. Marines.

Edward f. Spellman, jr. ’68March 9, 2013Ed grew up in West Roxbury, He was an honor roll student all four years at CM and a member of the glee club.

Paul H. Walsh ’68March 5, 2013Paul grew up in West Roxbury, He played J.V. and intramural basketball, He was a member of the Senior Spirit Committee, He was the brother of Peter ’61 (deceased), Thomas ’62 and James ’63.

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leona l. DolanMother of John Dolan ’81May 9, 2013

Marie T. EganMother of James M. Egan ’75May 3, 2013

francis j. flynnFather of Michael F. Flynn ’85April 27, 2013

Constance M. forcilloMother of Connie Powell, CM’s school nurse; Grandmother of Derek M. Powell ’08, Dylan P. Powell ’13 and Connor R. Powell ’16

Winifred M. HaroldMother of Joseph Harold ’68February 14, 2013

jean f. jorgensenMother of John E. JorgensenMay 28, 2013

Kathleen R. KelleyMother of Peter L. Smith ’81and Edward Smith ’85April 20, 2013

j. joseph MacisaacFather of Thomas M. MacIsaac ’81and Scott MacIsaac ’89May 27, 2013

Beatrice “Trixie” MacPhersonMother of John Thomas McPherson ’74 (deceased).March 8, 2013

Patrick G. McDonaghFather of Patrick G. McDonagh ’04June 1, 2013

John MagyarFather of Ann Magyar, CM librarianApril 28, 2013

Raymond francis MaloneyFather of Daniel G. Maloney ’74May 13, 2013

Mary McSharryMother of Thomas P. McSharry ’78 (deceased)March 31, 2013

Helen j. MogaveroMother of Leo Mogavero ’65March 28, 2013

Ellen M. MurphyMother of James Murphy ’75March 17, 2013

Helen McCabe nalliGreat-grandmother of Ryan H. O’Connell ’10April 19, 2013

Mary V. o’KeefeMother of Thomas O’Keefe ’75March 22, 2013

Jeanne PowersMother of Thomas Powers ’78April 1, 2013

Rita M. ProulxMother of Richard J. ProulxMay 4, 2013

ann M. QueallyMother of Kevin M. Queally ’70May 30, 2013

joseph G. “jumbo” RufoFather of Michael Rufo ’88March 25, 2013

Mary j. ScarboroughMother of Christopher Scarborough ’86March 17, 2013

Evelyn a. StokesMother of Robert Stokes ’70 andKevin Stokes ’66April 7, 2013

agnes f. SykesMother of George Sykes ’62March 11, 2013

Garfield G. ThomasFather of Sean Thomas ’97 Grandfather of Jake Thomas ’13April 12, 2013

norma timmermanMother of Edward Timmerman ’80Robert Timmerman ’82and John Timmerman ’87March 30, 2013

Mary a. WalshMother of Thomas Walsh ’62Richard Walsh ’66John Walsh ’69 (former CM faculty)Grandmother of Aidan Walsh ’06April 3, 2013

Dorothy WardMother of Nicholas Ward ’79 (deceased)March 2013

Carolyn R. WetterbergMother of Walter B. Wetterberg ’99April 20, 2013

Theresa WilsonMother of John Wilson III ’72and Gregg Wilson ’73 (deceased)April3, 2013

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Henry lee allenGrandfather of Christina D. Samuel ’15April 23, 2013

Robert BaechleGrandfather of Conor Dykeman ’15March 3, 2013

lorraine j. BognarGreat-grandmother of Ryan Brown ’18March 25, 2013

Catherine E. CirielloGrandmother of Robert T. Ciriello ’06May 27, 2013

Robertha V. CivitareseGrandmother of Lloyd Cushman ’96March 31, 2013

Michael j. DalyGrandfather of Matthew Jagelski ’08Andrew Jagelski ’10and Cameron M. Daly ’18March 10, 2013

john “Duff” DohertyFormer faculty member and coach; Father of Gary ’86April 9, 2013

frank P. DelPreteGrandfather of Joseph D. DelPrete ’14 and Derek J. DelPrete ’17April 25, 2013

joseph l. faletraGrandfather of Matthew J. Buckley ’13April 20, 2013

joan E. flemmingGrandmother of Michael B. Flemming ’09April 28, 2013

Patrick Joseph fordeGrandfather of Emmett J. Forde ’17February 20, 2013

Stephen M. Hallisey jr.Son of Stephen M. Hallisey ’65March 23, 2013

Mary E. HarneySister of John Harney ’73and Michael Harney ’82April 9, 2013

Eileen HigginsGrandmother of Charles Higgins ’17April 11, 2013

Catherine a. MahanGrandmother of Nicholas Alessi ’89March 13, 2013

Clara M. MahoneyGrandmother of David Marshall ’09and Christoper Marshall ’15March 16, 2013

john j. McDermottBrother of Thomas E. McDermott ’83and Jerry McDermott ’86April 28, 2013

antona E. McGrathGrandmother of Patrick M. Curley ’08, Brian J. Curley ’12 and Niall M. Curley ’16 May 14, 2013

Cecilia M. McinerneyGrandmother of Christopher deLoria ’04March 13. 2013

Sarah lockwood MohlNiece of Naomi Lockwood (former faculty)March 25, 2013

daggett MorseGrandfather of Daggett R. Morse ’07May 10, 2013

Margaret “Peg” MullinsGrandmother of Joshua D. Mullins ’16April 21, 2013

Ronald j. Murphy Sr.Former faculty memberMarch 23, 2013

Diane G. o’BrienWife of Kevin O’Brien ’82May 13, 2013

frances a. PrestonSister of John Preston ’61April 6, 2013

Timothy “Tj” Quinn iiiSon of Timothy J. Quinn, Jr. ’64Nephew of Thomas L. Quinn ’66Nephew of Robert J. Quinn ’70April 29, 2013

Helen St. CyrGrandmother of Michael T. St. Cyrand Matthew J. St. Cyr ’10April 26, 2013

Mary E. StaceyGrandmother of Cameron Stacey ’16March 25, 2013

alphonse P. StakutisGrandfather of Daniel Stakutis ’03April 14, 2013

nora T. WebberGrandmother of Joshua A. Webber ’13May 20, 2013

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• We have increased our international footprint by adding students from Spain and Peru. They will join other CM students from South Korea, China, France & Canada.

• Approximately one third of all our new students scored in the 90th percentile and above on their respective entrance exams.

• 15 new students are “legacies,” i.e. sons of alumni, The total number of alumni with children currently at Catholic Memorial is 70.

Are you interested in supporting the Admissions department? Here’s how:☛ If you have a son, grandson, nephew or neighbor who would be interested in attending CM in the fall of 2014, invite him and his family to check us out at our annual open House on Sunday, october 20. Visit the CM website at www.catholicmemorial.org for more details in late summer.

☛ Distribute Catholic Memorial School materials to your local parish, school or community areas.

☛ Contact local media outlets (newspapers, blogs, bulletins) to provide them with dates of Catholic Memorial’s Open House, admissions visits, and area receptions.

CM Family Tree Profile: Elie Lakkis ’13

BRothER of:

Eddie lakkis ’07 Marc lakkis ’08

CoUSIn of: nanu lakkis ’09 johnny lakkis ’17 andrew lakkis ’15 Tony Wehbe ’05

Elie is part of one of the many branches of the CM family tree, which extends out to over 10,000 leaves!

from Admissions

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We had another great year in admissions.

Here are some highlights:

The golf carts are ready, are you?

Save the date for the 27th annual

Catholic Memorial Golf Tournament

Monday, September 23, 2013

at the Walpole Country Club.

SAVE THE DATE!

A Legacy of SupportFor over 16 years, the law firm Cooley

Manion Jones LLP has been the

principal partner of the Catholic Memorial

Golf Tournament. Thanks to CM’s former

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Pat Jones and his firm, hundreds of

golfers have enjoyed many fall days on

the links and have shown their support

as well for Catholic Memorial School’s

scholarship programs, raising over one

million dollars. Thank you, Cooley Manion

Jones, for your dedication and commitment

to the young men of Catholic Memorial

School!

Alumni, parents, and friends are invited to

participate as a player, sponsor or auction/raffle

donor. All proceeds go to support student

scholarships at Catholic Memorial School.

For additional information, please contact

Kelly O’Gara at 617-469-8052 or

KellyOGara@CatholicMemorial.org.

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Parents of alumni: if this magazine is addressed to a son who no longer resides in your home, please email changes to: PatriciaWalsh@CatholicMemorial.org. Thank you.

It was March madness in Perry Gymnasium for the first ever Parent Council Casino Night. Over 250 people took part in the big event on March 16 to benefit improvements to the liturgical and performance space in the gymnasium.

There were plenty of Las Vegas style games and over 50 raffle and auction items up for grabs. Thank you to the Casino Night committee, including co-chairs Julie Woodall P ’10,’12 and Liz Stark P ‘15 for their hard work, leadership and enthusiasm.

Casino Night 2013