St. Augustine High School 3266 Nutmeg Street

San Diego, CA 92104-5199619-282-2184

www.sahs.org

Dear Parents and Friends

Growth for Parent and ChildPart of everyone’s vocation is growth and

development. God’s gifts are given in seed form and we are to take all that po-

tential and to actualize that seed into the full-ness of life to become a scholar, a parent, or a Christian leader. This is no new message, but so often we view it as a message regarding the develop-ment of our Saintsmen sons. How do we see the message if we shift the point of view away

from our boys and refocus it on ourselves? Are we finding ways to grow on our parental journey? Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a boy according to the way for him; even when he grows old he will not turn aside from it.” At times, well actually most of the time, it may seem that your teen is a direct chal-lenge to this biblical wisdom. As such, all of us parents can benefit from the wisdom of others who have “been there” or from experts on a particular topic related to the positive development of teenage boys. Keen with this understanding, the Austin Parent Association is continuing its partnership with Saints and is bringing valuable work-shops to parents to help them in their parenting journey. Oct 20th, 2010 7 pm College Topics Night Nov 9th, 2010 7 pm “Raising Boys to be Good Men”, by Celia Lashlie (see page 7) Parents surely do play an integral role in child training, and seeing them through the teenage years is no different. We encourage you to join us and to take advantage of opportunities for your own growth, knowing that when parents and the school team together, we posi-tively affect each young man that passes through our halls.

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...The Road Together

Thank You, Neighbor For

All You’ve Done

By Edwin Hearn, PresidentSt. Augustine High School

The most important com-mandment requires this: Be thankful for the Lord your God and His Son Jesus with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second com-mandment requires this: Be

as thankful for your neighbor as you are for yourself. There is no commandment greater than these. (cf. Mk. 12:28-31)

As the commercial says, “Sometimes life comes at you fast.” It is easy to lose focus when this happens, but im-

portant to remember that a strong faith rooted in the hope of Jesus the Christ is critical to our well-being. As Christians, our faith in the resurrection of the Lord teaches us to be a hopeful people. Following Christ requires a heart that is grateful for the love God freely and generously gives to each of us. With the downturn in the economy, life can be downright depressing. Many Saints families have been struggling with tuition payments and countless in the Saints com-munity have responded with gifts, large and small. When asked for assistance this past year, alumni and friends generously stepped forward to provide greater funding for the financial aid program. The President’s Report to the Board of Directors outlined St. Augustine High

Caritas—Whomever coined the phrase one picture worth a thousand words, was right—especial-ly when it comes to describing the scene above. Matt Ryan (’11) is helping Freshmen Michael Mc Roskey and Dallas Haupt through Freshman Welcome Week. For more on Tutoring and Beanies see articles and photos inside Saints Scene.

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Tutoring. Who’s it good for and why do it? That question prob-ably comes up more often than not,

particularly for freshman still adjusting to life in high school. Questions like should I go to tutoring and risk embarrassment with friends that find out? Isn’t tutoring only for the grade-challenged? Or is it just for the

Teacher-Led Peer-to-PeerTutoring Available to All

By Robert Blodgett (Parent: ’12 and ’14)

slow kids and will others think that I’m one? In short, is tutoring really for me?................................................................

Complete Saints Tutoring Schedule

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Visiting the tutoring halls at Saints, one can quickly see that it’s different. It’s not about teachers helping students just get by, but instead it’s a room full of partners enjoying the process and challenges of learning together. It’s where the tutored find relief with understanding and thetutors find satisfaction helping others. “Students come to tutoring simply because they want to learn,” says Mr. Tom Isaak, founder of the math tutoring pro-gram. It started nine years ago when he noticed there was a need for some students

Principal James Horne

October 2010 Vol 30 no. 2YOUR MONTHLY REPORT ON THE ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

Saints Scene

Catholic school parents are urged to attend a free presentation at St. Au-gustine High School 7 pm Novem-

ber 9th by best selling author Celia Lashlie.In a world where trouble beckons at every turn how do you raise boys to men? How do you make sure they learn the right lessons, stay out of danger, find a path to follow?

Raising Boys to be Good MenLeading Author’s First Visit to America

How do you ensure they’ll be OK? Harper/Collins Author Celia Lashlie insists she has some of the answers. Celia has spoken in literally hundreds and hundreds of schools - to Moms and Dads as well as teachers – in New Zealand and Australia. Her work has been featured many times on radio and television and in the press, and she is much sought out as a refreshing and

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October Calendar Highlights Date Event Name Time/placeOctober 3 Sophomore Father/Son Breakfast 9 am gymOctober 6 & 7 8th Grade Visits 9 am on campusOctober 9-10 Freshman Overnight Retreat 9 am gymOctober 15 First Quarter Ends October 20 Parent/Teacher Conferences 5 pm APA College Night 7 pmOctober 22 Homecoming Game vs Scripps Ranch @ Southwestern College 7 pmOctober 23 Homecoming Dance 7 pmFor a complete list of sports schedules and locations, visit the online calendar at SAHS.org .

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Welcome AugustinianVolunteers 2010-2011

Spirit of Augustine—This school year’s Augustinian Volunteers (mostly Villanova University grads) posed in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia before traveling to their assignments in San Diego. [Left to right,] Ali Flukes, working at the orphanage in Tijuana; Alli-son Petrosky, working at Holy Fam-ily in their extended care program; Kathleen Von Euw; working as a P.E. and Computer teacher at St. Pat’s; Laura Arntsen, working as a R.N. at St. Vincent de Paul Village; John Tompkins, working in campus ministry at Saints and Tom Eichler, working as a P.E. teacher at Holy Family.

Pope Benedict XVIReflects on AugustineAnd asks: who is your companion

on your life’s journey?

Editor’s Note: Saints Chaplain Fr. Bob Gavotto, O.S.A., (’55) shares with us a recent reflection from Pope Benedict’s weekly audience for the Feasts of Saints Monica and Augustine, August 25, 2010 (unof-ficial translation). In the following message Pope Benedict asks all of us to seek, and at the same time, not to fear the Truth. Also, he poses the

question: ‘Who is your companion on your life’s journey?’ For Benedict it is Augustine.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,In each of our lives there are persons who are very dear to us, to whom we feel particularly close. Some are already in the embrace of God; others continue to share the journey of life with us: they are our parents, relatives, teachers, people for whom we have done some good, or who have done good to us; persons upon whom we know we can depend. It is impor-tant, though, to also have “companions for the journey” in the course of our Christian life. I am thinking of a Spiritual Director, a confessor, people with whom it is possible to share one’s faith experience. But I am thinking also of the Virgin Mary and the saints. Everyone should have some saint as a friend, someone to feel near to through prayer and intercession, but also to imitate. I would like to invite you, therefore, to get to know the saints more intimately, beginning with the one whose name you bear, reading his or her life story and writings. Be assured that they will become good guides in loving the Lord more, and valid support for your human and Christian growth. As you know, I too am bound in a special way to several saints: among them, in addition to Saint Joseph and San Benedict whose names I bear, and others as well, there is Saint Augustine, whom I have had the great gift to come to know, in a manner of speaking, close-up, through study and prayer, and who has become a good “companion for the jour-ney” in my life and ministry. I would like to underscore once again an important aspect of his human and Christian experi-ence, timely even in our day in which it seems that relativism is paradoxically the “truth” which must guide one’s thoughts, choices and behavior. Saint Augustine is a man who never lived superficially; the thirst, the restless and continual searching for the Truth, is one of the basic characteristics of his life; not, however, that “pseudo-truth” which is incapable of giving lasting peace to one’s heart, but that Truth which gives meaning to existence and is “the place” in which the heart finds serenity and joy. We know that his journey was not easy: he thought he would find the Truth in prestige, in his career, in possessions, in the voices which promised him immediate happiness; he made mistakes, he encountered sadness, he confronted fail-ure, but he never stopped, he was never satisfied with what gave him only a hint of light; he learned to look deep within himself and he remembered, as he writes in the Confessions, that that Light, that God whom he sought with his strength, was closer to him than he was to himself, that he was always near to him, that he had never abandoned him, that he was waiting to be able to enter definitively into his life (cf. III, 6,

Fr. Bob Gavotto OSA (’55)

11; X, 27, 38). As I said commenting on the recent film about his life, Saint Augustine understood, in his restless searching, that it was not he who had found the Truth, but Truth itself, which is God, which had pursued and followed him (cf. L’Osservatore Romano, Thursday, 4 September 2009, p. 8). Romano Guar-dini, commenting on a passage in the third chapter of the Confessions says: Saint Augustine understood that God is the “glory which brings us to our knees, the drink which satisfies our thirst, the treasure which makes us happy, […he had] the peaceful certainty of one who finally understood, but also the blessed condition of love which knows: This is everything and It is enough for me” (Pensatori religiosi, Brescia 2001, p. 177). In Book Nine of the Confessions, our saint recounts a conversation with his mother, Saint Monica, whose memory we celebrate on August 27. It is a very beautiful scene. He and his mother are at Ostia, in a hotel, and from their window they see the sky and the sea, and they transcend sky and sea, and for a moment they touch the heart of God in the silence of his creatures. Here there is a basic certainty in the journey toward the Truth: creatures must be silent if the silence in which God can speak is to enter in. This is true also in our day: at times there seems to be a certain fear of silence, of recollection, of considering one’s actions, of the profound meaning of one’s life. Often it is preferable to live only the passing moment, deceiving oneself that it will bring lasting happiness; it is preferable to live with superficiality without thinking, because it seems easier. There is a fear of searching for the Truth or perhaps a fear that Truth will find us, will grab hold of us and change our life, as happened for Saint Augustine. Dear brothers and sisters, I would like to say to all of you, even to those who are experiencing a moment of difficulty in their faith journey, to those who share only slightly the life of the Church or who live “as though God did not exist,” to not be afraid of the Truth, to never interrupt the journey toward it, to never cease searching for the profound truth about oneself and things with the interior eye of the heart. God will not fail to give Light to see his Warmth, to feel in one’s heart that he loves us and that he desires to be loved. May the intercession of the Virgin Mary, Saint Augustine and Saint Monica accompany us on this journey.

--Benedict XVIWednesday, August 25, 2010St. Augustine, pray for us.

A U G U S T I N I A N H E R I T A G E

standing tradition of recent university graduates to intern at Saints as Augustin-ian volunteers. This year we’re blessed to have six volunteers, who will be working all over the San Diego area—including Tijuana—to contribute where they’re assigned.

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The Saints Experience is a wonderful example of the motto “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” This year, our school welcomes six new members to the staff, faculty and Augustinians. They’re now part of what makes Saints special.

AugustiniansFr. Kirk Davis, Director of Christian ServiceA Chicago-area native, Fr. Davis moved to Los Angeles with his family after graduating from high school. He started a career in entertainment, first with odd freelance television production jobs, then in entertainment advertising, designing and produc-ing movie posters. Feeling the pull of faith in the late 90s, he became active in his local parish, meeting the Augustinians in the process. His parish service included RCIA and feeding the home-less on Saturdays, and within a couple of years he had sold his house and started the Augustinians’ pre-novitiate program in San Diego. After simple vows in 2003, Fr. Davis moved to the com-munity in San Francisco and completed an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Latin American studies at USF. He then pur-sued theological studies first at Washington Theological Union in DC, then at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, where he earned a Master of Divinity Degree in 2010. His ministry internship experiences have included teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) to a grass roots immigrant women’s group in San Francisco; a summer mission assignment in Morropón, Peru; chaplaincy with VITAS Hospice in San Diego, home-less ministry at the San Jose Obrero Mission in Chicago; and a year-long ministry internship right here at Saints. He professed solemn vows in the Order of St. Augustine in August 2009, and was ordained to the priesthood in July 2010. As the new Direc-tor of Christian Service at Saints, Fr. Davis brings a passion for social justice to his work, and he hopes to help make service a more integrated part of the Saints experience in and out of the classroom, on and off the athletic field.

Bro. Barnaby Johns, Campus Ministry/Teacher SubstitutionBrother Barnaby Rowett-Johns OSA, is a member of the Augus-tinian England-Scotland province. Bro. Barnaby became a Ro-man Catholic at 16 in 1990, influenced by friends as well as the writings and example of John Henry Cardinal Newman who had founded the school he attended, The Oratory, near Oxford. After becoming a Catholic, Bro. Barnaby taught English in Japan, then joined the Order. He has recently completed his theology in the cycle of courses at St Monica’s, Rome. He is spending a pastoral year assisting the school in Campus Ministry and with teacher substitutions before returning to his studies and formation for priesthood.

FacultyMr. Brendan Coffey, English InstructorMr. Coffey, the most recent addition to the Saints English depart-ment, grew up in south New Jersey, outside of Philadelphia. He attended St. Joseph’s, a Jesuit prep school, and graduated from Fordham University, NY; with a degree in Philosophy and English, having spent a year abroad in Dublin at Trinity College. He received a Fulbright grant to teach in Korea, but the trip was abbreviated for medical reasons, and upon his return he took a position back at St. Joseph’s in a house in the community. He

Who’s New on CampusUpdating the school’s newest staff, faculty and Augustinians

By John White (Saints Parent ’11 & ’13)

spent last year at Trinity College in Dublin again, earning his “MPhil” in Irish literature. Mr. Coffey, an Eagle scout, has performed community work in Bronx, NY, Guatemala (Habitat for Humanity) and Nashville, TN (AIDS organi-zation).

Mr. Christopher da Luz, Social Studies Instructor Mr. Chris da Luz comes from a family that has always felt strongly about faith-based education; hence, he and his five siblings attended local parochial grammar schools, then Saints and Our Lady of Peace Academy. He gradu-ated from Saints in 1984, then completed his Bachelor of Arts in Education in 2008 and his Master of Arts in Educational Technology in December 2009, both from National University. Mr. da Luz has realized his long-held goal of contributing as an adult to the Saints community that helped shape who he is today, and he looks forward to providing many years of quality Catholic education to Saintsmen. In athletics, he has worked as both offensive and defensive line coach for the JV football team for sev-eral years and will be assistant coach for varsity baseball this upcoming season. Mr. da Luz and his wife, Keirre, have been married for seventeen years and have two chil-dren: Leo, 8, and Samantha, 7.

StaffMrs. Zorinna Aceron, LibrarianMrs. Aceron, our new assistant librarian, has spent most of her life in San Diego, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from UCSD and working in banking for 13 years. For the last seven years she has been busy raising three children and volunteering in several different organizations: as a board member of the Bonita Region AYSO, as board member and president of the PTA, as treasurer for her daughter’s Girl Scout troop and club soc-cer team, and as treasurer of the San Diego Junior Theatre Auxiliary Board. She looks forward to contributing to Saints as she has in so many other areas of the community.

Mr. Dan Strickland, Director of Advancement andAlumni RelationsMr. Strickland (’03) was a peer counselor, tutor and honorable mention recipient of the Augustinian Award. After Saints, he studied at Fordham University, NY, and graduated from USD in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. He has been a basketball coach, counselor or administrative assistant at Fordham Preparatory School, the University of San Diego and USA Basketball’s Olym-pic Development Team, and he’s been working at Saints off and on since 2004 as a substitute teacher, library assis-tant, and basketball coach. His father, Mark (’75), uncle, Tom (’74) and grandfather, Odie, have all coached football here. As the new Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations and in concert with the advancement team, Dan directs the planning, organizing and staffing of financial development and fund raising to enhance the sustainability of Saints and provide resources for growth.

Jesus said to the Pharisees:“There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linenand dined sumptuously each day.And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scrapsthat fell from the rich man’s table.Dogs even used to come and lick his sores… Lk. 16:19-21

Fr. Kirk leads Sophomores’ year-long commitment to serving the poor

The Lazurus ProjectVolunteers

By Fr. Kirk Davis, O.S.A., Director of Christian Service

Each week this year, a group of sophomore Saintsmen, dressed in purple garments (spirit dress!) will have the opportunity to encounter Lazarus face to face, and to meet his (or her) needs instead of turning their backs as the rich man in this parable did.

Saints has made a commitment to St. Vincent de Paul Village to send groups of students along with faculty chaperones to prepare and serve lunch to village clients on a weekly basis. Our goal is that every sophomore have an opportunity to serve during the course of the year.

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Sophomore Class Cares— Among the many from the Class of 2013, who are volunteering at Fr. Joe’s St. Vincent de Paul Village are (top row, left to right): Will Gonzalez, Connor Filley, Nick Hessling and Sean Flannery. (Lower row, L-R): Kevin Osmon and Joey Moser.

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Thanks to faculty member Mr. Pat Healy’s trusty camera, Saints Scene showed up on campus and made the rounds much like an entering freshman. Day one of every school year is met with welcoming words from Fr. Gary Sand-

ers, O.S.A. (’67) and Principal Mr. James Horne, plus a few more words of wisdom from Mr. Tom Cudal, Assistant Principal/Academics the day wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Registrar Mrs. Jeannie Oliwa in order to make an adjustment to the class schedule and then a stop at the Student Affairs desk to purchase a lock for the book locker from Mrs. Estrella Bayer. Navigating each stop along the way is a new adventure for the Class of 2014 but they aced it like the other 80-plus years of fresh-men classes before them.

Making the RoundsFrosh take in a first day of school

Senior Adam Morgan Whalen (’11) earned Eagle Scout rank last spring. Adam is a Boy Scout in Troop 950, based at Pershing Middle School in

San Diego. Adam started as a Cub Scout in Pack 951 at Our Lady of Grace School in El Cajon in first grade. Because Adam spent so much time camping & hiking at Mission Trails Regional Park, he chose to do his Eagle Service project at the park. His project involved upgrad-ing erosion control measures at several sites at the base of Cowles Mountain, which is part of Mission Trails Regional Park. Adam secured a generous monetary donation from the Surfrider Foundation to complete his project, and was assisted in completing his Eagle project by several Saintsmen who are also scouts, along with his scout troop and family. Adam has had a great experience in scouting, and says that his favorite scouting adventure was the back-packing trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico that his troop went on last summer. He recounts that “While [the trip was] some of the hardest times I’ve had to endure, [it] was the most rewarding as well. I learned so much about teamwork, perseverance, and how to cope with a new and chal-lenging environment. Our leadership skills were put to the test, [and] I will always carry with me the lessons I learned from Philmont.” Adam has continued his leadership development at Saints, and is serving as ASB Treasurer his senior year. Adam has been a member of the varsity swim team all four years, and is a Core Team leader for the New Life youth group at Our Lady of Grace Church. In his spare time, Adam worked as a lifeguard at a community swimming pool. His scouting experience has served him well, and he has learned many skills that will benefit him and those around him in the future.

New Eagle ScoutAdam Morgan Works toImprove Regional Park

Home Team—Mr. Mike Stephenson, Saints Assistant Principal/Athlet-ics and his sons, left to right, Matt, (’02) and Wes (’01), played in San Diego’s famous beach Over-the-Line softball tournament this summer. The three-man team, called Ideal Bike Shop, competed in the elite Open Division. Ideal went 5-2 over the two-weekend tourney that has been held in Mission Beach every July for the past 57 years. “This was the first year we played together as a team. It was definitely a blast.” Mr. Stephenson said there were so many Saintsmen playing in the OTL tourney that it seemed like a Saints alumni event.

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For the past four years, the San Diego Business Journal, a respected weekly financial newspaper, has honored top Chief Financial Officers in the community. This summer, Tony Even-

son, a Saints graduate from the Class of 1987, was honored as a CFO of the Year. His award was presented at a banquet by the newspaper. Tony is the CFO for Manpower, a worldwide employment services firm.

Saints Alum Tabbed Top CFO Tony, a multi sport letter man while at Saints, is the son of Karene and the late John D. Evenson. Karene is a member of the school’s administrative staff. Tony was recently on campus where he and Deacon Richard Hardick, O.S.A. presented the annual John D. Evenson Award to the school’s top Intramural athlete. The 2010 winner was Joey Erskine.

Ceremony Held on Campus

Saints Inducts Two Class of 1967 Alums into Athletic Hall of Fame

David Gonzalez and Tom Spence, two Saints alums, who had distinguished athletic careers during and after high school, were inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame at a

campus assembly last month. The Hall of Fame was established in 1995 to honor the athletic accomplishments of our Alumni and supporting personnel. The Hall of Fame has two categories:

Athletic accomplishments: Each person nominated for consideration (an nominations can come from anyone) are gauged on performance, awards, post high school teams, including college, military and professional. An athlete must have 20 points to be considered for election. For example: Athlete A has four varsity letters (one point each) has been All- League once (one point) and All CIF once (two points). Dave played four years in college (eight points) and was All-American once (four points) etc. The exception is if a player is headed in the direction point-wise, but due to injury or circumstances was unable to continue, can still be considered.Meritorious members are voted on based on the contributions to the athletic program in other ways for contributions to Saints ath-letic department and legacy that cannot be quantified but are no less important to the history of our school.

Dave Gonzalez- Class of 1967 Dave was a three-time letterman in football and was selected First Team Eastern League as a senior. He also lettered 3 times in baseball and was selected First Team Eastern League as a senior. He was also named First Team All-CIF and also played in the Breitbard

All-Star Game. He received the Gold Medal for Athletics in his senior year. After high school, he was drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees but elected to attend and play for the University of San Diego. At USD he played in 158 games at shortstop. In his senior year he was named Team Captain, was voted Team MVP

Tom Spence- Class of 1967 Tom Lettered in football twice, and was voted FirstTeam All Eastern League in both his junior and senior years. As a senior he was also selected 1st Team All-CIF following in the footsteps of his brother Bob, also a member of the Hall of Fame. He was chosen to play in the Breitbard All Star Football Game as a senior. Tom lettered twice in baseball and was named First Team All Eastern League in both his junior and senior years.He attended Mesa College and was named All Southern California Conference in both of his seasons before accepting a Scholarship to UC Irvine. At UC Irvine Tom was a member of their first two baseball teams and they advanced both years to the NCAA Regional Playoffs. He hit .328 in 1970, and in the 1971 season hit .403. A record that still stands today.Tom served as an assistant coach in 1973 and 1974 during which UCI won back to back National Championships. He then served two years as the head Coach in 1975 and ’76. He was inducted into the UC Irvine Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

Fame Game— (left to right): Dave Gonzalez as a play-er in 1967; Assistant Principal/Athletics Mike Stephen-son presents Tom Spence (’67) with his Saints Hall of Fame plaque. Dave Gonzalez shares a laugh with the audience at the induction ceremony. And, far right, is Tom Spence in 1967. Congratulations, gentlemen!

Tony playing basketball (Left to right): Saints Intramural Czar Deacon Richard Hardick, O.S.A.; Joey Erskine (’10) and Tony Evenson (’87).

That’s Tony (left) at the Distinquished Student Banquet, which was then called the Principal’s Banquet. Also pictured are faculty mem-ber Mr. Tom Cudal (center) and 1987 ASB President Billy Martin. .

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School’s progress over the past academic year. These accomplishments are a constant reminder of God’s presence among us. We are a blessed community and have much to be thankful for.• The Augustinians who support Saints, provide vital spiritual inspiration and help Saints move closer to the founding ideals.• The Board of Directors who give their time, treasure and talent to ensure that Saints remains a

vital, forward thinking school. Their unity of purpose and positive energy has enabled Saints to make tremendous progress over the past several years.• The City of San Diego’s approval of the Substantial Confor-mance Review of the Schematic Design for Phase II and III.• The Leadership Curriculum Committee led by Mr. James Horne and Mr. John O’Beirne. The new “Leadership Curriculum” holds great promise in helping students understand the nature of leader-ship and its importance in the community.• the 500+ grandparents who have attended the past two Grand-parents’ Day and the many other grandparents who have supported Saints’ financial aid program.• The work of the Finance Committee and the Business Office

whose efforts led to a highly successful audit.• The strong turnout for the “Get Acquainted Parties” and the spirit of the freshman class. To see the freshman having a leap frog race with beanies flying off their heads during halftime at the Clairemont football game was a sight to behold. It resembled a scene out of a Norman Rockwell painting for the cover of the Sat-urday Evening Post.• The strength and dedication of the faculty and the students whose accomplishments are amazing. • The many senior internships offered by businesses and profes-sionals in San Diego and Tijuana during Intersession. The growth in this program has been of great benefit to members of the senior class as they are given the opportunity to explore the world of work. • The faithful life of Fr. Jack Pejza ’52, O.S.A. who passed to our Lord last year. As the 11th Principal of Saints (1984-1988), he saw the great value of technology as applied to education. His kind-ness and dedication to the service of the people of God will be long remembered.• The Austin Parent Guild and the many volunteers who work in partnership with Saints to create the special environment that is St. Augustine High School. We begin the new school year with a very grateful heart. Our faith in the risen Lord gives us hope that through our trials, we will grow into the people God created us to be.

frank commentator. This is the first visit to the United States since the publication of He’ll be OK, her engaging, clear-headed discussion about teenagers “on the bridge” from boyhood to manhood.

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After years working in the prison service, she knows what can happen when boys make the wrong choices. She also knows what it’s like to be a parent - she raised a son on her own and feared for his survival. As a crucial part of the New Zealand Good Man Project, she talked to 180 classes of boys throughout the country. Her insights into what boys need - and what parents can do to help them - are ground-breaking.

RAISINGBOYSTO BE GOOD MENCatholic school parentsare urged to attend afree presentation atSt. Augustine High School

by Harper/Collinsbest selling author

Celia LashlieNovember 9, 20107 pmAt Dougherty GymnasiumOn the campus of:St. Augustine High School3266 Nutmeg StreetSan Diego CA 92104

Look for signs directing youto off street free parking

In a world where trouble beckons at every turn how do you raise boys to men? How do you make sure they learn the right lessons, stay out of danger, find a path to follow? How do you ensure they’ll be OK? Author Celia Lashlie has some of the answers. Celia has presented at hundreds of schools - to Moms and Dads as well as teachers – in New Zealand and Australia. Her work has been featured many times on radio and televi-sion and in the press, and she is much sought out as a refresh-ing and frank commentator.

This event is free for Catholic School Families Sponsored by St. Augustine High School

For more info email ncaine@sahs.org

Leading Author’s First Visit to America

Some years ago, Celia was asked by New Zealand’s boys’ schools to do research for the Good Man Project, a fascinating inquiry into the role these schools might play in promoting responsible and fulfilling manhood. In the months that fol-lowed, Celia visited dozens of boys’ schools, and talked with over 180 classes of boys ranging from Grade 7 to graduation. Her down-to-earth manner won the boys’ trust, and they spoke their minds. The report on the Good Man Project led to He’ll be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men, a perennial bestseller in New Zealand and Australia, and recently published in the UK. Told with warmth and humor, her book provides penetrating insight into the psychology of adolescent boys on such topics as their desire to live in the moment, the power of peer pressure or “horizontal learn-ing”, risk-taking, and the need for boundaries and consequences. She offers grounded and sometimes provocative advice to mothers and fathers about their different roles in their son’s lives on the bridge to manhood. Having observed so many schools in action, she is also an eloquent advocate for the expert and caring authority she finds in the daily work of boys’ schools. Celia is also well-known as an advocate for social justice, with a passionate interest in the well-being of children, youth and families. She was the first woman in New Zealand to work in a custodial role in a male prison, starting in 1985, and later became Manager of a women’s prison. She also worked for Specialist Education Services in New Zealand, where she enjoyed the chance to view the world through the eyes of at-risk children. In 2002, she published The Journey to Prison. Who Goes and Why, which awak-ened awareness among the general public about the difficult lives which had brought women into the crimi-nal justice system. The Power of Mothers: Releasing our Children, a pragmatic look inside the deep-seat-ed issues underlying appalling youth crime, has just been published and is generating much controversy.

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to have extra help. At first, he arranged for teachers to han-dle the tutoring demand. Very quickly tutoring teachers were stretched too thin as the number of students taking advantage of the program soared. Mr. Isaak along with Principal James Horne came up with the idea that instead of having teach-ers tutor, they’d turn to the school’s honor students to help. “Kids truly like working with other kids,” says Isaak. “The tutors develop an empathy for the other students because they know helping them is important and it works.” That model has been in place ever since. Today’s program can be considered quite a success. Not only is there math tutoring, but virtually every class at Saints has some kind of tutoring support program. Senior Tyler Connolly has been a tutor since his freshman year. He says that the kinds of students that take advantage of the program are those that are really trying to excel and understand the subject. “In my view, I see them as really try-ing…,” says Tyler. “We don’t tell them how to do the prob-lems; we just help them understand the concepts so they can do it on their own.” In fact, Tyler believes in the program so much that he himself turns toward a tutor for subjects he’d like to master. Freshman Nate Sennett says “I think this is a great pro-gram!” He comes to Isaak’s group all the time in order to

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stay on top of math. He says that even though math is tough for him, the tutors help him to better understand the lessons and help check over his homework. “They don’t do the home-work, they just help check it before it’s turned in.” When asked what he would tell other kids about tutoring, he says: “Do it. It will help a lot. I think it’s a great program.” Mr. Isaak offers math tutoring every morning starting at 6:45 a.m. in his classroom. Other teachers offer tutoring for different subjects as well. Students should check with teach-ers for their tutoring hours.

Tutoring Schedule for School Year 2010-2011Teacher Course (s) Day (s) Time Rm. Alcoser World Hist. Civics, & Phy Ed. Mon. 11:25 am—12:00 noon Gym

Allen French I, II, & III, AP French Mon. 2:00 pm—2:50 pm & Appt. 225

Arnn English IA Mon., Tue.,Wed., & Thurs. 2:10—2:40 pm & Fri. 12:45—1:30 326

Bachynsky Faith Surv., Morality, Soc. Issues, Sac. Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri. 2:10 pm—3:00 pm 318

Bernens Comp. Rel., Ethics I, & Theat. Arts Wed. 7:00 am or by Appt. 317

Carson Drawing, Paint., Mixed Media, Ceramics Mon.—Thurs. 7:00 am—7:30 am or Lunch 107

Coffey English III, AP English Lang. & Comp. Tue., & Thurs. 2:00 pm—3:00 pm & by Appt. 323

Cudal Hnrs.EnglishI Thurs. LunchTime Office

da Luz, Christian APUS History, AP Gov., & US History Mon. & Tue. 2:15 pm—2:50 pm 220

da Luz, Christo. Civics & World History Tue. & Thurs. 7:00 am—7:30 am 321

da, Luz, Craig Web Design Mon. —Fri. & By Appt. 7:00 am—7:40 am Library

Davis AP Spanish Lit. & Lang.Spanish III/IV Mon.— Fri. 2:00 pm—3:00 pm 221

Dent Spanish I Thurs. & Fri. 7:10 am—7:40 am 229

Dickerson Chemistry, AP Chemistry Mon. 2:00 pm—2:30 pm 213

Eggleton All Computer courses Tue. — Fri. 7:00 am—7:35 am or Lunch 331

Gormly Spanish II Thurs. 2:00 pm —3:00 pm & Appt. 223

Haggerty English IB, Art IA, AP Psychology Tue. 7:00 am—7:40 am 102

Hardick Faith Survey, Old Testament Mon. & Tue. 7:30—7:45 am 318

Haupt EthicsI Mon. LunchorbyAppt. AdmissionsOffice

Healy Morality & Yearbook Wed. 7:00 am or by Appt. Counseling Center

Hecht Comp. Rel. & Church History Tue. 7:00 am—7:40 am By Appt. 105

Igelman AP Biology, Biology, Chemistry & PE Tue. & Thurs. 7:00 am —7:30 am & Appt. 211

Inzunza World Hist., Ethics I Mon.— Fri. 2:00 pm—2:45 pm 316

Isaak Algebra I & All Math Classes Mon. — Fri. 7:00 am — 7:40 am 212

Jagow All Music Courses, Band Tue. & by Appt. 2:00 pm—3:00 pm & Lunch 108

Johnston AP Eng. Lang., Latin I, II, III, Mon. & Wed. 2:00 pm—2:30 pm 227

Lamerato AP English Lit., English IVA Mon.—Fri. 7:00 am—7:30 am & 2—3 Mon. 324

Lang Anatomy&SportsMedicine Mon. LunchTime CoachesOffice

Linville Alg. I, Alg. II Mon. & Wed. 7:00 am—7:30 am 105

MacVay AP Art History, Art IA & Eng. IIA Mon. — Fri. 7:00 am 231

Manley Adv Math, Alg. II, Hnrs. Pre Calc. Mon. —Wed. Lunch Time 222

O’Beirne WesternCivilization Thurs. 2:00pmorbyAppt. Office

Ozdowski AP Statistics Mon.—Thurs. Lunch 212

Paligutan Faith Survey, Old Test. Mon.—Thurs. 2:00 pm—3:00 pm or by Appt. 315

Ranney Statistics, Physics, AP Calculus Mon.—Thurs. 2:00 pm—3:00 pm 210

Rey AP Economics, Psychology Tue. & Thurs. 2:05 pm— 2:45 pm Counseling Center

Roberts Geometry, Pre Algebra Tue. & Thurs. 6:45 am—7:30 am 101

Sanchez Phy.Ed. Thurs. LunchTime Office

Sipper US History, World Hist., AP World Hist., PE Mon., Tue., & Fri. Lunch or by Appt. 320

Stephenson P.E. Tue. 2:00 pm Gym

Vignol Philosophy, Rel. in Amer. Old Test. Thurs. 2:00 pm—3:00 pm 319

Weber Hnrs. Eng. II, Eng. IIA, Eng. IVA Thurs. 7:00 am—7:30 am 219

Wilson Biology, H. Anat./Phys. Tue. & Wed. Lunch Time 215

Yoakum Geometry & Algebra II Mon.—Thurs. 7:00 am—7:40 am 332

How to Use

Tutoring Services

All faculty members at St. Augustine High School provide tutoring. The tutoring schedule that is published here (Saints Scene) is also available on the school website www.sahs.org

If any student requires tu-toring, he must contact the teacher to let him or her know that he would like to meet during the teacher’s scheduled tutoring time.

There is never a charge for this service by any of our teachers because it is a valuable part of the total academic program, and every teacher would like his/her students to do well and experience success in the classroom.

High Five—Tutoring works says Cole Edwards (’13) and Gabe Lopez (’13) with Ariel Kennedy (’13) in the background.

Helping Hands—Participating in the early morning tutoring sessions (L-R) William Wickett (’11), Johnny Jackson (’11), and Brandon Griffith (’12).

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16th Annual Larry Lehrke ‛66 Memorial Alumni Bocce Tournament

When: Saturday, October 23rd, 9 a.m.

What: Fun- lled day of Spirited Bocceball Play. Form your own Two-Person Team

or We will Match You with a Partner. No experience is necessary and is often a disadvantage.

How Much: $30 per person. Includes everything.No advance registration necessary.

Just show-up on the Saturday, the 23rd. For those not wishing to play, $25 for food and bevs only.

For Kids under 12, $5 for food and soft drinks only.

Why: Tournament and raf e proceeds bene t the Scholarship Funds of St. Augustine High School

What else: Mimosas, Coffee and Doughnuts at 9 a.m. Lunch of Antipasto Salad and Pizza.

Unlimited beer, wine, bottled water and soft drinks all day. Best rafftle prizes anywhere!

For more information contact:Joseph “Danny” Toscano ‘68(619) 246-6250jtoscano@san.rr.com

Pete Reck ‘68(858) 336-2512

p_reck@yahoo.com

Where: Athletic Fields on St. Augustine H.S. Campus 3266 Nutmeg Street, North Park

Saints Players present

A Christmas Carol Thursday-November 11th 7pm

Saturday-November 13th 2 pm and 7 pm

Sunday-November 14 2 pm

Coronado School Of The Arts (Cosa)

650 D Avenue, Coronado

$10 Per Ticket

Ticket Information Available Online

at sahs.org

Tickets will be sold at the door

the night of each performance.

The final tally is in for AP Scholars for 2009 and 2010 school year. St. Augustine High School is pleased to recognize the students who earned AP Scholar Awards on the basis of their

outstanding academic performance on Advanced Placement Exams from 2009-2010. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (announces its final results after graduation) provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-

Saints Reports AnotherYear of Academic Excellence AP Scholars 2009-10 List Announced

level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. Three Saintsmen qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average score of four or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and scores of four or higher on eight or more of these exams. Students are Scott Briggs, Devin Church-man, and Cody Oei.

Thomas BarrettChristopher DanteNicholas DeCinoJose EscamillaAbraham GallegosFernando Garcia-GranadosCarlos Hank-Amaya

And finally, forty-one Saintsmen qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. These AP Scholars are

Jose AcostaScott BriggsIvan CavallinoDevin ChurchmanChristopher CurtisSean FitzgeraldSean GlassKenneth Gouin

Samuel HowethElliot HumphreyPeter MartinBrian PanishSpencer PoisetPatrick SmithJack Utz

Ian HumphreyDaniel LongstrethChristopher MillerCody OeiEzekiel OliwaBryce PersichettiJose ValenzuelaPhilip Ventura

Miguel AllendeAndres AlvarezRicardo Azcarraga Samuel BanuelosKevin Bauckman Conor BeckKele BigknifeMikkal BlickMatthew ButeraRobert Cantonwine

Jake ClarkBryan CullenAustin Dickerson Kevin Dixon Jeffrey DormannMichael Ebeling Joseph Erskine Kevin Guico Patricio Healy Luke Henning

James JoaquinAdam Johnson Mackenzie Keane Nicholas KlotzJulien Laverdiere Brian Maloy John MarinBrandon Martelli Grant McNamara Rodrigo Mora

Gabriel Moreno Colin Morrin Michael PhillipsAnthony Riel Connor Smith Derek SnyderRyan Suarez Jackson Suster Nicholas ValentiniAdam Whalen William Young

Sixteen Saintsmen qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are

Fourteen of our students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are

We congratulate these Saintsmen for a job well done.

Every sport has its own soundtrack.Football goes: HUT!-snap-whomp-crunch-step-step-fade-pass-catch-hit-skid-whistle.

Baseball goes: windup-fffffp-crack-run-run-run-run-tag-run-run-run-slide-SAFE! Volleyball goes: bounce-bounce-toss-smack-whoosh-bump-lob-set-lob-spike-bounce-YES!-lowfives. Basketball goes: pass-bounce-dribble-dribble-stop-squeak-pass-dribble-squeak-pass-dribble-jump-air-swish-ROAR! Have you ever heard the soundtrack of a cross country meet? Cross country goes: ready-set-bang-run-up-run-run-down-run-run-run-upagain-run-run-run-run-run-downagain-COME-ON-TOM!-FASTER-JASON!-YOU-CAN-BREAK-18-MINUTES!-RUN-HARD -ALEX!-HE’S-RIGHT-BEHIND-YOU-CATCHING-UP!-HURRY-IN!-RUN-HARD!-thump-thump-thump-pant-gasp-pant-gasp-stretch. And that’s just the runners’ soundtrack.

The Coach and the Rules Coach Jerry Downey handicaps the season ahead: “In terms of senior depth, this is a good year. We’ve got 14 seniors out here, of varying speeds and talents, about seven juniors – I’d like more depth there so I can groom them for next year – about nine sophomores and 12-15 freshmen.” The cross country season comprises both league and team meets. The course for league meets is three miles, and the grueling course for CIF meets is 5K, including two runs up the Upas Street hill adja-cent to Balboa Park’s Morley Field area. Everybody practices, but not everybody runs in every meet. Coach Downey, who ran cross country in high school in the 1950s and has been coaching for over 30 years, has put rules in place for eligibility: “First, if you’ve been injured or been sick, you don’t run in the meet, but barring that, once you’ve had ten full practices, you’re eligible to run. Second, if you miss practice unexcused, you have to sit out the meet. Third, only seven men may participate in the CIF meets from varsity and JV, and they settle that among themselves by running races. We don’t vote on it, and popularity doesn’t matter; it’s who’s working hardest and running fastest in practice.”

European Roots and Waffle Irons In the U.S., cross country in the 1950s was like soccer in the 1970s and lacrosse now: it was just catching on. European cross country had long included boulders, hedges and streams in its courses, and the sport began to influence U.S. runners. Colleges had cross country season, but in high school the sport was more like a 5K or 10K adjunct to track and field. There was a big fitness craze in the 1950s and 1960s, with doctors saying that running, jogging and aerobic exercise were good for you. At the University of Oregon, coaches like Bill Bowerman and record-smashers like Bill Dellinger put the sport on the map. In fact, when Bowerman decided that his team needed better footwear, he went beyond coaching to experiment with pouring rubber onto Mrs. Bowerman’s waffle iron to make bet-

ter soles for his athlete’s sneakers. He and runner Phil Knight turned the experiment into the company we now know as Nike. “We’re always glad to have more kids come out,” Coach Downey continues. “For ages, I’ve been telling boys why cross country is different from almost every other sport: It’s simply a matter of who works the hardest. Talent helps, but here at the high school level, if you’re willing to come and work, you will be successful in this sport. If you can run the course, you’re part of the team. “The other thing I’ve realized about cross country time and again is that it attracts and develops great students.”

Eating their own dog food Coach Jason Alcoser is assisting Coach Downey this season, and he runs with the team at practices. “I think it’s important to be out there running among the boys,” says Coach Alcoser, “especially for the ones who are still getting used to the course and to cross country in general. Sure, that means that the coaching staff is eating its own dog food, but it gives the new guys more self-confidence and it gives the others a challenge to beat me.”Fitness has always been a big part of Coach Alcoser’s life. He played football, baseball and soccer in school, and has chaired P.E. at Saints for the last ten years. He prides himself on a 5:12 time in the P.E. mile (twice around the perimeter of the campus – 1400-1500 meters) about five years ago. “My role is to work with the underclassmen on the team. I spend a lot of time in class and in P.E. with them, so I know most of them. Also, now that Coach Downey has retired from teaching, I help with on-campus organization for cross country. Last year I moved from coaching football and baseball to assisting with track, and I plan to help coach track again next season.”Even the Fans Participate In every other sport, fans sit in one place and watch the game. The novel fan-experience in cross country is that fans move around the course to cheer the team on: from the starting line to the pool building, across the street to the hill, back to the finish line. Fans chat, laugh, eat, cheer, text and schmooze as in any other sport, except they do it peripatetically, strolling from one point on the course to another. And what a course! The home course of the Saints cross country team is Morley Field, with a splendid view of Balboa Park, San Diego Bay and the Coronado Bridge. Both the national high school cham-pionship and the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championship for adults take place on this same certified, national-level course. It’s challenging for the runners and leisurely for the fans. Mrs. Winnie Arnn, one of the most steadfast of cross country fans at Saints, explains her own enthusiasm: “I enjoy cross country because it’s a pure sport; a man and his shoes and a course to be con-quered. Fancy equipment or special suits will not help; only heart and grit help. The fans cheer for every runner from every team, and shout encouragement even to the last kid straggling across the line.” Check the school calendar at www.sahs.org and search for “cross country” to see the 2010 schedule. Come for the soundtrack, stay for the view and the action!

It’s a Cross Country ThingFocus on Saints Fall Track Season

by John White (Parent ’11, ’13)

Publisher: Edwin J. Hearn, Jr. Saints President Editor-in-Chief: James Horne Saints Principal Senior Editor: Steve Chipp (’68), Alumni DirectorManaging Editor: Thomas Shess, Alum Parent (’05)Thomas.Shess@gmail.comArt Director: Carol SherwoodChief Photographer: Ernie Torgeson, Alum Parent (’08)

Circulation Director: Casey Callery, Associate Director of AdvancementAustin Parents Assn. Editor: Theresa “TK” Kosen Editor Emeritus: John D. Keller O.S.A. (’55)Correction PolicyWhile every effort is made to be accurate, we occasionally err. We do apologize to those impacted and kindly ask that you notify the Managing Editor so we may choose to publish corrections or ampli-fications in future issues.

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Saints Varsity Football ScheduleFriday Oct. 1 vs Serra @ Serra 7 pm (home)Friday Oct. 8 Bye Friday Oct. 15 vs Patrick Henry @ Patrick Henry 6:30 pm (home/league game)Friday Oct. 22 vs Scripps Ranch (Homecoming) @ Southwestern 7 pm (home/league) Friday Oct. 29 vs Lincoln @ Lincoln 6:30 (home/league)

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