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SPORTS: Taylor KingRepresents USA Basketball

MD 2000 NEWS: Athletics& Aquatics Complex Openingjust around the corner

ALUMNI: Lopez ‘70 Fightingfor Children’s Rights

STUDENT NEWS:Students Rank Nationally inFrench Contest

2006 Ring of Honor Inductees

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Mater Dei High School1202 West Edinger AvenueSanta Ana, CA 92707-2191

(714) 754-7711www.materdei.org

Administration 2005-06Most Rev. Tod D. Brown, D.D.Bishop of Orange

Reverend Gerald M. Horan, O.S.M.Superintendent of Catholic Schools

Patrick MurphyPresident

Frances ClarePrincipal

Greg Dhuyvetter ‘77Assistant Principal,

Academic Services, Admissions & Technology

Terry GusiffAssistant Principal,

Student Services

Kathleen ImmelAssistant Principal,

Faculty Services & Personnel

Dave TaylorVice President of Business Services

Jonathan Tufo ‘91Vice President of Advancement

Office of Advancement & AlumniPamela CoeDirector of Grants & Media Relations

Melinda Craft Advancement Administrative Assistant

Kathleen Kelly ‘94Director of Publications

Joseph Medlin ‘98Director of Alumni Advancement

Kellie PendergestDirector of Admissions Marketing &

Special Events

Scarlet&Gray Magazine

Summer 2006Vol. XII, No. 4

Mater Dei High School in the Diocese ofOrange, mindful of its mission to be witnessto the love of Christ for all, believes every per-son, as a child of God, regardless of race,condition, or age, has equal dignity and aninalienable right to an education. Therefore,no qualified student will be denied admissionto this school on the basis of sex, race, color,or national origin.

PPrreessiiddeenntt’’ss LLeetttteerrDear Mater Dei Family,

As I write this mes-sage to the entireMater Dei community,I look back withtremendous pride andgratitude upon therecently graduatedClass of 2006. This

amazing class, which averaged over 170hours of community service per graduate,thrived under the outstanding leadership ofASB President and Salutatorian MEBUS

BEHRLE and Senior Class President andValedictorian SEAMUS CROWLEY. A shiningexample of the incredible impact that theClass of 2006 had upon the legacy of ourwonderful school was the overwhelming out-pouring of love and support exhibited by theentire MDHS family to our sisters and broth-ers in the Gulf Coast Region following thedevastation of Hurricane Katrina. The facul-ty, staff, students and parents of St.Scholastica Academy and St. Paul HighSchool were awestruck by the generosity,kindness and caring of the Mater Dei stu-dents and families in that Louisiana commu-nity’s extreme time of need. Our new friendswere overwhelmed, not only by the monetarycollections and gifts from the Mater Deicommunity, but more importantly by thewillingness of so many MD students andstaff to give up their Easter vacations to trav-el to Louisiana to help in the physical cleanup and restoration of a number of devastat-ed parishes and schools. We sincerely thankthe Class of 2006 for their incredible spirit,generosity and outpouring of kindness andcaring to those in need in our local commu-nity as well as those thousands of miles awayin the Gulf Coast.

As we bid a very fond farewell to the Classof 2006, we look forward with tremendousexcitement and anticipation to the 2006-2007 school year. We welcome almost 650new freshmen to the Mater Dei family at atime when our school is undergoing its mostpronounced transformation in its 56 yearhistory. When these new freshmen arrive inSeptember, they, along with our returningsophomores, juniors and seniors, will bewalking on a Mater Dei campus which is nowthe site of a state-of-the-art Athletics &Aquatics Complex (page 9). What an unbe-lievably exciting time to be a student-athleteat Mater Dei! The new Athletics Complex willalso be the home to class and student bodyliturgical celebrations, all school rallies andassemblies as well as dances and other ASB

activities, all of which will be highlighted byspecialized lighting incorporated into thenew facility for those special non-athleticevents.We at Mater Dei are sincerely grateful to our

MD2000 Campaign benefactors who,through their incredible generosity and car-ing support, have helped us build this longawaited and sorely needed new AthleticsCenter at MDHS. We also thank Bishop TodBrown and the people of the Diocese ofOrange for their ongoing support and theBank of America for their confidence andbacking in the financing of the new Athletics& Aquatics Complex at Mater Dei.

In addition, due to the exceptional work ofJONATHAN TUFO ‘91, Vice President forAdvancement and his Advancement Teamand DAVID TAYLOR, Vice President forBusiness Services and his Business OfficeStaff, we are able to use budgeted andfundraised monies to continue to upgradeand improve our 56 year old campus. As weenter the 2006-2007 school year, our MDfamilies, faculty and staff will have the luxuryof the use of a brand new state-of-the-artvoice over IP telephone system, our facultyand staff will have the opportunity to park oncampus in an expanded faculty/staff parkinglot, and our our students will park in a newlysealed and striped student parking lot. Withthe relocation of our Advancement officesinto the back area of the old library, we haveadded a new academic classroom in the 200wing and are in the process of planning forthe construction of a new Plant Managementand Facilities Building at the south end ofthe Bristol Street parking lot.

These are truly amazing and exciting timeson the corner of Bristol and Edinger in theheart of Santa Ana. However, no matter howmuch the landscape may change or howmany new state-of-the-art facilities comeonline, the founding spirit of Honor, Gloryand Love at Mater Dei will never change. So,it does not matter if you are a 50 year alumof MDHS or a new incoming freshman fam-ily, you are always welcomed and embracedas a member of the Mater Dei family. As wesay goodbye and God speed to the Class of2006 and welcome to the Class of 2010, weask God to bless, guide, and protect theentire Mater Dei family.

Sincerely,

Patrick MurphyPresident, MDHS

Patrick Murphy

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The Class of 2006 was honored at theannual Senior Awards Night just a fewdays before their graduation ceremonyat Bren Events Center. Students werehonored for their outstanding achieve-ments in the classroom, on the playingfields and in the community. Hundredsof seniors were recognized at the annualevent. Below are some highlights fromthe evening.

The Class of 2006 Valedictorian awardwent to Senior Class President, SEAMUS

CROWLEY. ASB President MEBUS BERHLE

was named class Salutatorian. The twowere also named Young Man and YoungWoman of the Year respectively.

CHRISTI HAMERS and ALICIA QUIROS

shared the honor of Catholic YoungWoman of the Year and SEAN CRUZ wasnamed the Catholic Young Man of theYear. Volleyball standout TAYLOR

CARROLL and future USC baseball playerKEITH CASTILLO were named Athletes of

the Year. TheArtist of theYear was avery talentedyoung man,MATT WOOD.

Studentswere recog-nized for theira c a d e m i cperformanceby Mater Dei,

the many colleges and universities theywill attend, private entities and theAdvanced Placement Program.MATTHEW KEATING was named a NationalMerit Finalist for his outstanding scoreson the PSAT as well as the SAT, in addi-tion to his work in a very demandingcourse-load at Mater Dei. In addition,

Keating was awarded a National MeritScholar Corporation Boeing CorporateMerit Scholarship to be used as he con-tinues his education at UC Irvine in thefall. Ten other seniors, JONATHAN

BASIAGO, NICK BOOTH, DANIELLE

COLLINSON, BENJAMIN CONWAY,MICHAELA DALTON, RICHARD DAVIS,VANESSA GORDON, BRENDAN O’HARA,CATHERINE PHAM and JONATHAN

WILLIAMS were also recognized by theNational Merit Corporation asCommended Students.

Forty-six seniors were recognized forfinishing their tenure at Mater Dei withan overallGPA of 4.0 orh i g h e r .J O N A T H A N

B A S I A G O ,V A N E S S A

G O R D O N ,M A T T H E W

K E A T I N G ,J O S E P H

KOVACICH andTIM LAQUER

were namedthe outstanding Scholars for the Class of2006.

HELEN SANCHEZ earned the distinctionof AP Scholar with Honors by scoring athree or higher on four or more APexams. TIM LAQUER and BRETTE

WILLIAMS were named AP Scholars forscoring a three or higher on at leastthree AP exams.

Nine seniors were also recognized bythe National Hispanic RecognitionProgram for their success on the PSAT,SAT and in the classroom. The studentswere: CAITLIN ALCALA, KEITH CASTILLO,VANESSA GORDON, ALEJANDRA LOPEZ,FRANK OSPINO, TAWNY SAFIEDDINE,JORGE SANCHEZ, JOSEPH TAVAREZ andRACHEL ZIMMERMAN.

A number of internal Mater Dei schol-arships were also awarded as follows:

Alumni Association ScholarshipsMICHAELA DALTON AND ANNIE FRAZIER

The Julie Inman Courage AwardADAM DOLEWSKI, NINA NGUYEN, CAITLIN

ALCALA, BRYAN PHAM, ALYSSA ADAMSON,AND CAROLINE NGUYEN

The Debbie Buckley Memorial ScholarshipJENNIFER SCHULTZ

The Abi Zarate Memorial AwardGARRINGTON SPENCE

The Gina Crinella Memorial Scholarship ALICIA QUIROS

The Carol Ann LaRosa Memorial ScholarshipSEAMUS CROWLEY

The Bernard de Mahy Memorial ScholarshipJAMIE LEIMKUHLER

The Fr. Weling ScholarshipANNIE FRAZIER

The Fr. Sallot ScholarshipDANIEL CAMPBELL

The Fr. Tuan Joseph Pham ScholarshipKIM PHAM VU

The Becky Allec-Maresh SpecialEducation Scholarship

ALICIA QUIROS, CARLO MORENO AND

JENNA AKERS

In addition to the awards and scholar-ships listed, students were commendedfor their outstanding service in the com-munity. Combined, the Class of 2006volunteered nearly 90,000 hours of serv-ice, an average of 170 hours per stu-dent. Forty-one students volunteeredbetween 200 and 299 hours, 14 stu-dents volunteered 300 to 399 hours and37 students volunteered over 400 hours,well above and beyond the 80 hourrequirement. JOHN SYKORA, JAMIE

ROTH, LORI LAVENTURE, JESSICA PRATT

and CAITLIN ALCALA dedicated the mosttime in the Class of 2006, each volun-teering between 800 and 1,600 hours intheir communities.

Congratulations to the entire Class of2006. Welcome to the ranks of MaterDei High School Alumni and best of luckin all of your future endeavors.

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(l to r) Valedictorian and Young Man of the

Year Seamus Crowley, Frances Clare,

Patrick Murphy and Salutatorian and

Young Woman of the Year Mebus Behrle

Catholic Young Women of the

Year Christi Hamers and Alicia

Quiros and Catholic Young

Man of the Year Sean Cruz

Athletes of the Year volleyball

player Taylor Carroll and

baseball player Keith Castillo



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French Language students attend the LeGrand Concours, a national French con-test open to students in all levels of highschool French.

The 24 Mater Dei students who tookpart in the contest began practicing withMD French teachers MADAME ANTINK andMONSIEUR HART after school in March.The hard work paid off, all of the MaterDei participants finished in the top 10 inthe national rankings of their respectivecatagories. Each Mater Dei student wasalso in at least the 85th Percentile of theirrespective catagories.

The highest finisher in the Mater Deigroup was sophomore VALERIE VU whocompeted in the French 2A contest. Vufinished with a fourth place national rank-ing. Mater Dei was the only school inOrange County to participate in the eventwhich included over 2,555 students fromSouthern California and over 100,600students from across the United States.

Congratulations to the following students who participatedin the national French contest, Le Grand Concours

(Numbers represent National Rankings)

French 1-AHoang Quyen Pham-Nguyen - 9

French 2-AValerie Vu - 4

Arlene Hacatoryan - 5Miranda Common - 5Benjamin Davies - 7Christopher Peck - 7Sarah Thompson - 7

Karina Casillas - 8Ashleigh Allione - 9

Scott Colton - 9Lauren Purpura - 9Samantha Sabo - 9

French 2-A con’t.Matthew Abang - 10

Lucas Hendrickson - 10Jessica Scully - 10

Jessica Vandenberg - 10

French 3ALisa O’Neill - 6

Harmony Barker - 8Natalie Beisner - 9Patricia Corona - 9Victoria Farrow - 9

Janelle Vu - 10

French 4-AJames Bach - 8

Religious studies teacher, FRANCESCA

PO recently left MD and the USA to trav-el Kazakhstan, a territory located inCentral Asia to become a member of thePeace Corps. Po will spend 27 monthsteaching English and serving as a com-munity development volunteer.Francesca hopes to use her skills andexperience in education, religion andmusic. "The central reason, above all myreasons for wanting to join the PeaceCorps, is for spiritual gratification," saidFrancesca. "Also, the Peace Corps

encompasses many of my passions -from activism and idealism, to a fascina-tion with other cultures, to what I believeto be my life purpose of educating andinspiring others." Other motivations forbecoming a Peace Corps volunteer werethe desire to expand her knowledge ofglobal communities to enhance her roleas an educator, and the opportunity tospread a positive American identity to aidin global peace and justice.

"The United States is an extraordinarynation and I am proud to be a citizen,"

said Francesca. "I believe the work we dothrough the Peace Corps will encourageothers to become more involved withglobal issues. We are a privileged nation,and the least we can do is to share whatwe have with those in need.". "I anticipate it to be challenging, upset-ting and frustrating at times, but theoverall knowledge that I will gain from itand the good work to be done will keepme positive and optimistic."

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Serving children and helping them tolive better lives comes naturally toReligious Studies teacher PAT BRAINERD.

What is extraordinary about Pat is herwillingness to answer the call to improvethe lives of children regardless of the dis-tances she must travel and the risks shemust take. She recently spent time witha group visiting Myanmar (formerlycalled Burma) to assess the medicalneeds of orphanages in the impover-ished country.

The trip, led by longtime Rotary Clubmember J.T. WARRING, was a joint proj-ect of the Newport-Irvine Rotary Cluband the Mae Sai Thailand Rotary Club to

assist the Asia/Myanmar CompassionProject (ACP). The ACP seeks to providepreventive and curative medical care tochildren in a network of 153 orphanagesscattered throughout Myanmar. Patjoined her husband, John, theirdaughte, Kristin ‘92, and a group of fiveother Rotarians for the journey toMyanmar.

"Our goal was to assess the needs ofthe children living in the orphanages andgather information that we hope willhelp secure a significant grant fromRotary International to improve the med-ical care provided to them," she said.

"We wanted to do something signifi-

cant," Pat said of the group's venture."We went to six different orphanages andfound the children well fed and takencare of, but they are in dire need of med-ical and dental services."

She also will continue by sharing herexperience with her students in classand involving the Mater Dei InteractClub, a Rotary sponsored, student runservice club. "They do not always realizehow fortunate they are," she said. "Whenmy students learn about the orphans inMyanmar and see the pictures, they real-ize that these conditions are realthroughout the world and that there issomething each of us can do to help our

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SSttuuddeennttss SSppeeaakk OOuuttWith a new school year just around the corner, the ASB Officers for 2006-07 comment on their

expectations for the upcoming school year.

"As a newly elected ASB officer I amlooking forward to the new traditionswe are starting this year. This yearwill be very memorable in the historyof Mater Dei High School with theopening of the new athleticscomplex, and along with it, we havethe Red Wave spirit group to be at allthe home games."

Nick Normandin, ASB President

“As a newly elected ASB Officer, I amlooking forward to uniting our schoolas a whole this year. I will strive toshow my school spirit, pride, anddedication while sharing it with therest of the student body. I look for-ward to carrying on the traditions ofHonor, Glory, and Love at Mater DeiHigh School.”

Ally Wigmore, ASB Treasurer

“I am looking forward to making thisyear one of the most memorable yet.I plan on bringing more activities thatwill not only make every student feelat home, but also to add culturaleducation and influence. I want thisyear to be remembered as one of themost united and spirited studentbodies ever at Mater Dei.”

Kyle Woods, ASB Vice President

“I am really looking forward touniting the whole student body,pumping up the MD spirit throughour new Red Wave tradition, andachieving my goals as secretary withpride and dedication.”

Abbie Armstrong, ASB Secretary

It can be hard to go to school in the sum-mer while other children are going out toplay. This can be especially true for fifth-graders whose parents register them for afive-week summer program on a highschool campus involving classes in math,reading and writing.

However, for the 73 Santa Ana fifth-graders participating in Mater Dei’s JuniorMonarch Academy, the program turnedout to be an exciting summer experiencefor which they will thank their parents later.

The students attending the JuniorMonarch Academy are from Santa AnaCatholic elementary schools that servelow-income and academically at-risk pop-ulations. The goal of the program is tostrengthen core competencies in math,reading and writing and to better prepareat-risk youth for future academic success.Post-program tests and surveys showedsignificant academic improvements, aswell as improved confidence, prepared-ness for the sixth grade, and interest ingoing to college among the young partic-ipants.

On July 27, the students joined theirJunior Monarch Academy teachers, MaterDei administrators and special guests

including AUXILIARY BISHOP OF THE

DIOCESE OF ORANGE, JAIME SOTO ‘74;California State Assemblyman, TOM

UMBERG; Santa Ana City Councilman,CARLOS BUSTAMANTE ‘83; and their ele-mentary school principals to celebratecompletion of the program and thanktheir parents for their commitment to edu-cation.

“I would like to thank you, parents, forteaching your children the value of educa-tion,” said Bustamante. “We know thatyou have sacrificed a great deal to investin your children’s education, help themreach their potential, and give them choic-es in life.”

A wonderful example of a JuniorMonarch who went on to reach his poten-tial is JONATHAN SANCHEZ, who graduatedfrom Mater Dei in 2006 with a 3.71 gradepoint average. Jonathan participated inthe first year of the Junior MonarchAcademy in 1999. Jonathan’s elementaryschool teacher noticed a positive changewhen he returned for his sixth grade yearafter completing the program. The trans-formation was so profound in fact, that hewas moved into the seventh grade classby spring.

With the help of tutoring from Mater Deistudents and his renewed confidence,Jonathan excelled and entered Mater DeiHigh School as a freshman a year aheadof schedule. He played football and wasvery involved in activities. He was accept-ed to five universities and is expected toattend the University of California, Irvine infall 2007.

Reverend GERALD HORAN,Superintendent of Catholic Schools,expressed pride in the Junior Monarchs.“You could have made other choices ofwhat to do with your summer, but youchose to spend it growing spiritually andacademically.”

The celebration served as a reminderthat education is a great gift on the col-lective parts of families, communities andthose committed to educating children.PATRICK MURPHY was presented with aproclamation from the State of Californiaby Assemblyman Umberg, and com-mended for his commitment to helpingthe elementary schools and parents pre-pare these children for lifelong success.

Since it’s inception in 1999, Mater Dei’sJunior Monarch Academy has served 562fifth-graders, free of charge.

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MMoonnaarrcchh TTrraacckk && FFiieellddThe girls’ track and field team finished

second in the Serra League, led byschool discusrecord holderJAMIE ROTH.Roth will takeher track tal-ents toMarquette inthe fall. Fellowsenior KATIE

MORTE wasalso a majorcontributor forthe Monarchs.She joined theteam just this year and did a tremendousjob in one of the most demanding trackand field events, the pole vault. Morte

advanced to the CIF Masters Meet afterplacing third at the CIF Meet. She will

compete nextyear for CalState Fullerton.Senior ANDREA

AGUILAR is alsotaking her tal-ents to CalState Fullertonwhere she willcontinue tocompete in the3200m.

On the boys’side, the team

placed third in the Serra League and wasled by senior GREG WOEPSE. Woepsewon his second CIF championship in the

pole vault and advanced to the CIFMasters Meet. Next year Woepse willcompete with the UCLA Track Team.

Junior LUIS GALLARDO also advanced tothe CIF Meet where he placed fifth in the800m. The boys 1600m relay team ofGallardo, senior SEAN BELD, sophomoreCRISPIN COLLINS and senior JASON

QUEZADA also placed fifth at the CIFMeet.

In other exciting track & field news, theshot put and discus throwing area of thetrack was dedicated to MD benefactorsMIKE and SANDY DAVIS at the end of theyear banquet. Coach RICK MARTINEZ ‘83and the entire track & field program isextremely grateful to all the donors thatmade this outstanding facility possible.

Mike and Sandy Davis, far right and left respectivly with

members of the Mater Dei Track & Field Team

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MMoonnaarrcchh SSwwiimmmmiinnggIn their last season before moving into

the on-campus aquat-ics facility, both theboys’ and girls’ swimteams had recordyears.

On the boys’ side, theteam finished with anoverall record of 5-4,good enough for thirdplace in the competi-tive Serra League. Theboys were paced by multi-school recordholder PATRICK WHITE. White, a sopho-more, broke his own school records in

the 50 and 100 yard freestyle this yearand also added the 100yard butterfly to his listof Mater Dei records.

White and TIM SIMO

advanced to the CIFSouthern Section Meetin the freestyle and but-terfly respectively. Theywere joined by their 200yard medley relay team-mates, PATRICK

STRANGE and KEVIN BUMB.The girls swim team finished a strong

season with a record of 4-4-1 and a sec-

ond place finish in the Serra League.The team was led by MARY FLYNN whoadvanced to the CIF Southern SectionMeet in the 100 yard butterfly and the200 yard freestyle. Flynn was also amember of the 200 yard medley relayteam that advanced to the CIFSouthern Section Meet along withJUSTINE DELFIN, BRIANA DELFIN andfreshman KATHRYN HAUGEN. With theopening of the Athletics and AquaticsComplex just around the corner, theentire Mater Dei swim team is very excit-ed about the prospect of practicing andcompeting on campus.

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DYLAN BOWERMASTER, the Monarch vol-leyball team finished the season with anoverall record of 23-11. They finishedthird in the Serra League and advancedto the CIF quarterfinal.Bowermaster was named first team All-

Serra League, second team All-CIF andwas a member of the Orange County AllStar Team. He will take is talents to

UCLA next seasonwhere he will competefor a spot on thedefending NationalChampionship Bruinteam.

VINCE DEVANY joinedBowermaster on theSerra League firstteam.

With a number of play-ers returning next sea-son the entire Monarchteam is excited aboutthe upcoming season.The experiencedMonarchs are lookingforward to playing in thenew gymnasium in thespring of 2007.

Your gift goes far when you donate your car!Help support the Annual Fund by donating your car to Mater Dei. Receive a tax deduction for the fair

market value, as well as the satisfaction of knowing you are helping our students.Donating a car is easy. Simply call (800) 203-2940 (National Charity Support Foundation) and tell themyou want to donate a vehicle and the proceeds to be sent to Mater Dei High School. They will arrange

for pick up of the vehicle, DMV records transfer, gift letters, tax receipt and sale of the vehicle.Questions? Call the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations at (714) 850-9534.

The Monarch softball teamrebounded extremely well after grad-uating a number of key players in2005 and finished with an overallrecord of 21-9 this season. The teamadvanced to the CIF Playoffs whilewinning the Serra League title out-right for the first time since 2002.

The Monarchs were led by SerraLeague Pitcher of the Year and

Second Team All-County juniorARIANNA CERVANTES and Serra LeaguePlayer of the Year and Second TeamAll-CIF senior HEATHER JOHNSON.Also named First Team All-SerraLeague were senior BIANCA

CARDENAS, junior AMBER LENZ, juniorMELISSA MENDOZA and sophomoreLIZETTE FERNANDEZ.

The young Monarchs are looking

forward to next season although theywill greatly miss the two seniors whoare moving on. Johnson will contin-ue her career as a member of theFighting Irish at the University ofNotre Dame. Mendoza will take hersoftball skills to Morehead StateUniversity in Kentucky next year.


The boys’ golf team had a tremen-dous season, finishing with an overallrecord of 11 - 3 and a league record of7 - 3 putting them in third place. Theteam was led by UC Davis-bound, fouryear varsity player, PHILLIP HUFFMAN.Huffman was named First Team All-League, Second Team All-County andqualified through the second round ofthe CIF Individual Tournament.The Monarchs started the season with

big wins at the Ayala Tournamentwhere senior GAVIN FOSTER broughthome the individual title. Next up wasthe Diamondback Tournament wheresenior RYAN GLASS won the individualtitle. The Monarchs followed that upwith a third place finish at the TraditionTournament before the start of SerraLeague play. The Monarchs advancedto the CIF Team Tournament wherethey finished 5th at the regional com-petition.

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The Monarch baseball team ended theseason in the CIF quarterfinals after athird place finish in the Serra League.The team had an overall record of 16-13-1 and was pacedby the play of FirstTeam All-Leagueselections seniorKEITH CASTILLO andsophomore TYLER

RAHMATULLA. Castillowas also namedSecond Team All-CIF.He will compete forthe USC Trojans nextyear joining five otherMonarchs on the USCteam. ADAM DEDEAUX ‘05, GARRETT

GIPE ‘02, J.J. OWENS ‘02 and MIKE

TORRES ‘05 all currently play for theTrojans. Another former Monarch,DANIEL PERALES ‘03, recently complet-ed his career with the Trojans and isnow playing in the Arizona

Diamondbacks farmsystem.Three other seniors are also going to

be continuing their baseball careers atthe collegiate level. DAVID JENSEN will

play at Northwestern,MCCLINTON HEIL is tak-ing his skills to CalState San Marcos andCHRIS JONES will play atDebuque University inIowa.

At the beginning ofthe 2006 season, theMonarchs recognized aformer player who wasnamed 2005 CIF Player

of the Year. Current USC Trojan, MIKE

TORRES, had his number 3 jersey retiredby Coach Burt Call and the Mater DeiAthletics Department. Torres sawaction in 15 USC games this seasonwith 26 plate appearances and a .964fielding percentage as an infielder.

2005 CIF Player of the Year Mike

Torres ‘05 along with his parents and

Coach Burt Call at his jersey

retirement ceremony

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KKiinngg HHeellppss UUSSAA EEaarrnn GGoollddMater Dei student and boys’ basket-

ball player TAYLOR KING added a veryimpressive entry to his resume thisJune. After a grueling three-day trialthat began with 23 players, King wasselected to play for the United States

National Under 18 Basketball Team.The final group of 12 young men fromaround the country participated in theFIBA Americas Under 18Championship held in San Antonio,Texas. The USA representatives fin-ished a perfect 4-0 in the tournament.They defeated Uruguay, Brazil, Canadaand finally Argentina in the tournamentfinal with a score of 104-82. The fourgame sweep assured the squad a spotin the 2007 FIBA Under 19 WorldChampionships to be held inVancouver, Canada.

King, who has made verbal commit-ment to attend Duke University in thefall of 2007, averaged 12 points pergame, third highest on the team, and

averaged nearly 5 rebounds per game.A deadly shooter from behind the threepoint line, Kinghit 10 threepointers andshot 48 percent.His accuracyfrom long rangein the tourna-ment was goodenough to rankfourth among allparticipants inboth threepointers madeand three pointshooting per-centage.

Taylor King sports the gold

at the medal ceremony of

the FIBA Americas Under

18 Championships

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Taylor King practices with the USA

Under 18 National Basketball Team

BISHOP TOD D. BROWN, THE SISTERS OF

ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE, and DAVE UTICK

‘61, were honored by Mater Dei at itsannual Founders Circle and Ring of HonorDinner, held this year at the DiamondClub at Angels Stadium in Anaheim.

The Mater Dei Ring of Honor, whichdebuted in May 2001, seeks to recognizeindividuals who have achieved local, state,national or international recognitionthrough their church, school, communityor professional life.

The theme echoed by honoreesthroughout the evening was, "We standon the shoulders of those who have gonebefore us." Each credited individuals whowere significant to the establishment andgrowth of Mater Dei in its 56-year history.

Bishop Brown, a native of NorthernCalifornia, remembered attending his firstMater Dei football game as the newBishop of Orange in 1998 when theMonarchs played Northern California rivalDe La Salle. He quickly learned of the richtraditions the school had established andhas since supported the school's missionto provide a holistic, college preparatoryeducation for all deserving students.

During the induction, FATHER STEVE

SALLOT ‘72 former Mater Dei rectorrecalled, "When Patrick Murphy and I firstmet with Bishop Brown in 1998, we met aBishop who was willing to support ourendeavor to secure the future of MaterDei." He began by supporting theschool's MD 2000 Capital Campaign toredevelop its aging campus. Brown wasalso presented with an honorary Mater Deidiploma. "I am honored and humbled bythis gift," Brown said. "It is my privilege tohave this new and wonderful bond withMater Dei."

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, a

contemporary group of religious womenthat was formed in 1650, were recognizedfor their contributions to Catholic educa-tion to help prepare students for academ-ic and life-long success. "The Sisters ofSt. Joseph of Orange is a religious com-munity that is truly all about the service ofothers," said FRANCES CLARE, Mater Deiprincipal. "The Sisters' education ministryhas supported and helped to create envi-ronments that facilitate the growth of stu-dents as compassionate, responsible,proactive members of the Church and cit-izens of the world."

Dave Utick 61, the third inductee wasoverwhelmed by the honor. In an accept-ance that brought tears to the eyes of hisfamily members who attended, he said, "Iwas greatly humbled when I was told Iwould be inducted into the Ring of Honoralong with Bishop Tod Brown and theSisters of St. Joseph of Orange, peoplewho have dedicated their entire lives to theservice of God and His people." Utick isan extremely spiritual and faith-filled manwho has devoted his life to God and hasgiven back to the community throughphilanthropic endeavors. His family hasbeen a part of the Mater Dei family forgenerations. "My brothers and sisters,and my children have all gone to MaterDei," Utick said. His father's name, FrankUtick, appears as a patron in the 1951program of the dedication of the then newSanta Ana Catholic high school. "We areall proud Mater Dei graduates and thereare so many who spread the spirit andpride of Mater Dei everywhere," Utick said.

He proceeded to recite words from the1951 Solemn Dedication of Mater DeiHigh School, "They will prepare them-selves in a splendid school for life in aworld that is sorely in need of the knowl-edge that there is a God, and that our

eternal happiness will depend upon thefriendship we cultivate for Our DivineSavior and His Blessed Mother."

These words summed up the reason forthe Founders Circle and Ring of Honordinner, which was also held to recognizethose who contributed to the Mater DeiAnnual Fund, from which 100 percent ofdonations go toward need-based financialaid. The Annual Fund and other sourcesof support such as foundation, corporateand individual contributions have allowedMater Dei to provide the 30 percent of itsstudent body that rely on financial aid withapproximately $750,000 in aid each year.

With the addition of the 2006 inductees,the Ring of Honor has grown to 19 mem-bers. The inaugural inductees were, DICK

COURY, SISTER JO ANN EANNARENO '58,JOHN HUARTE '61, CARL KARCHER, JUDY

MCKENNA, J.D, PH.D. '72, BISHOP

DONALD MONTROSE, D.D. and BISHOP

JAIME SOTO, D.D. '74. The lone 2002inductee was JUAN ZARATE, ESQ. ‘89. In2003 CAROL CAPUANO WELLS ‘62, BISHOP

NORMAN MCFARLAND, D.D., JCD andJOSEF D’HEYGERS were inducted. In 2004we saw the induction of BOB AND ANN

HOFF and RICK MUTH ‘67. Last year, FR.JOHN WELING ‘72 and MS. JULIE INMAN ‘84were inducted into the Ring of Honor.


Members of the Srs. of St. Joseph of Orange

MDHS Ring of Honor members at the

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Athletics & Aquatics Complex, which will open with the begin-ning of school this year. This $18.2 building will provide newfacilities for many of our sports teams and activities. The4,200 square foot weight room opened early this summer toaccommodate the summer workout activities of many of ourteams. This amazing new Athletics Center will house a 3,200seat capacity, 3-court gymnasium; a 12-lane swimming pool;a 2-mat wrestling room; the new Monarch Walls/Halls of

Fame; athletic training and rehabilitation center; Daktronicsscoreboards and digital video screens; locker and teamrooms; coaches offices and video scouting/meeting rooms.

This facility, in addition to the already completed track, foot-ball and soccer fields and the baseball stadium now representone of the greatest high school athletics facilities in the nation.The extremely hard working and talented athletes of Mater DeiHigh School now have the facilities surrounding them thatthey deserve.

Inside the 3-court, 3,200 seat gym

The MD weightroom has been in use since early JulyMonument Park sits between the athletic fields

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Following the Annual Family Mass and Breakfast, the school will offer student led tours ofthe new athletics complex. Coaches and staff members will be available in each area of

the building to show off their new locations along with the new technology features.Consider joining us for this unique look inside the new home of the Monarchs!

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As many Mater Dei High School donorsare aware, some major employers pro-vide matching gift programs to show theirworkforce that they care about the chari-ties that their employees support.Fortunately, this generosity assists MaterDei High School and our mission of edu-cation very significantly. Over the courseof the past five school years, Mater Deihas received more than $275,000 inmatching gifts.

Your donations, as well as your compa-nies matching gifts, may be earmarkedfor any number of programs on campus.You may wish to support a large program

such as financial aid or the MD2000Capital Campaign or you may choose tosupport a smaller group such as an indi-vidual club or activity.

If you are interested in making a gift toMater Dei or one of the programs at theschool, consider speaking to your humanrelations department to find out if yourcompany offers a matching gift program.Generally, companies with this programhave clear guidelines about what type of

charities they will support and on whatlevel. For example, a company may havea dollar for dollar matching gift programup to $1000 for one charity in one calen-dar year.

Usually there is one worksheet to com-plete to process the gift. The employeecompletes a portion of the worksheet tobe turned in with the donation to MaterDei. Once it is received, the remainderwill be completed and mailed back to theparticipating company. Please call theOffice of Advancement if you are interest-ed in learning more about matching gifts,(714) 850-9534.

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grateful for all of the donationsreceived throughout the year. Eachstudent benefits from donations largeand small, every little bit helps. Thereare a number of programs availablethat would allow you to help earn

money for MDHS with little to no efforton your part. Below are the programsMater Dei is involved with. These pro-grams give back to the school whenour supporters earmark Mater Dei asthe recipient. From grocery stores todebit cards, your everyday purchases

could help your school. Thank you to all who support these

programs, thus far we have receivedthousands of dollars from many ofthem. For more information visit thewebsites below or contact KathleenKelly ‘94 at [email protected].

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make a purchase with your Washington Mutual Visa® Check Card. • Enroll and earn points with every purchase where Visa® debit cards are accepted.

• At the end of every year, Washington Mutual will donate cash based on the points you’ve earned forMater Dei High School.

• You pay nothing to enroll and there are no limits to the points Mater Dei can earn.

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Target Stores Take Charge ofEducation Program

Mater Dei has received over $10,000 thus farfrom the Target Stores Take Charge ofEducation Program. The program is run directlythrough your Target Visa Card, just sign up anddesignate Mater Dei as your school, there is noth-ing more to do...ever! Every time you use yourTarget Visa Card MD receives a percentage ofyour purchase amount.

Mater Dei currently has just over 300 partici-pants in this program and the last check wereceived from Target was over $1,200, puttingTarget’s donation total over $10,000. Think ofthe difference you could make. Sign up today!Simply register your Target Visa Card or sign upfor a new card on-line at www.target.com or atany Target Store near you. Thanks to all of youwho have signed up for this outstanding program!

MDHS Scrip ProgramThrough the Scrip program you can buy gift certificates for grocerystores, retail stores, gas stations, restaurants and more. Every timeyou purchase Scrip, a percentage of your purchase will go directly

into your tuition account or to the program of your choice.

MDHS Scrip may be purchased in the Main Office.For more information contact Donna Cannon at

(714) 850-9508 or visit www.materdei.org.

Albertson’s Community PartnersSupporters can easily join the program by link-ing their Albertson’s Preferred Savings Card tothe Community Partners ID number for Mater

Dei, that number is 49000127711

Visit www.albertsons.comto sign up today!

Mater Dei will welcome back Alumni from the past 50 plus years and host those classes celebrating theirreunions. Please check the schedule of events below and continue to check the Mater Dei website atwww.materdei.org for up-to-date information. Contact Joseph Medlin ‘98 to get involved in the 2006

Homecoming Weekend events: [email protected] or (714) 850-9536.

Monday, October 23, 2006Alumni Shadow Day

Friday, October 27, 2006Homecoming Football Game

6 p.m. ~ Alumni Pre-game Reception @ The Santa Ana Bowl (sponsored by Philly’s Best)7:30 p.m. ~ Mater Dei vs. Orange Lutheran @ The Santa Ana Bowl10 p.m.-12 a.m. ~ Alumni Post-game Reception @ MD LeVecke Center

Sunday, October 29, 200611 a.m. ~ Alumni Homecoming Mass ~ Santa Ana Zoo

Adults $5 ~ Children 12 and under $1

Monday, October 30, 2006Alumni Golf Classic ~ Monarch Beach Golf Links ~ Dana Point

8 a.m. Shotgun Start ~ Continental breakfast and lunch providedFor registration information, contact [email protected]


Class of 1956 & 1957Date: Saturday, October 28

Location: Wyndham Hotel ~ Costa MesaContact: Danny Musselman ~

[email protected] Buberl ~ [email protected]

or (562) 597-6340For more information visit:

www.mdhs5657.com

Class of 1966Contact: Nancy Bansbach-Casey ~

[email protected]

Class of 1971Date: Saturday, August 27 ~ 12 - 7 p.m.

Location: MDHS LeVecke Center Contact: Dom Maggio [email protected]

Class of 1986Date: 2006 Homecoming Weekend

Location: MDHS GymContact: Lisa Velasquez Mendiaz ~

lmendiaz@johnlainghomes

Class of 1991Date: Saturday, October 28 ~ 8 - 10 p.m.

Location: MDHS LeVecke CenterContact: Kim Hills Leibe [email protected]

Jonathan Tufo ~ [email protected]

Class of 1996Contact: Jason Wong ~ [email protected]

For more information visit:www.materde1996.com

2006 Class Reunion Information

2006 Homecoming Information


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The MDHS Lettermen’s Club wasestablished in 2004 as a way for formerMD letter winners to reconnect. Thegroup began with formerMonarch football players andhas since grown to includeletter winners from othersports as well. The group isopen to all former Mater Deivarsity athetes, both maleand female.The entire Lettermen’s Club

meats a few times a year andsmaller groups also gettogether regularlly to attendcurrent Mater Dei athleticcontests.

In an effort to further thecurrent student-athletes, theLettermen's Club GrantProgram was established. The goal ofthis program is to provide need-basedfinancial aid for Mater Dei students par-ticipating in CIF sanctioned sports.

Twenty-five former Lettermen andCoaches contributed the $4,000, indi-vidual contributions ranged from

$50.00 to $100.00. The chairman of the grant program

committee is DAVID ONTIVEROS '58,accompanied by JIM BAER '61, HENRY

ENRIQUEZ '58, TOM HAUPERT '58, DICK

LITZINGER '61 and BOB WEBBER '59.According to Haupert, "It was truly a

very heartwarming and mov-ing experience for the com-mittee members to see thequality of student-athletesattending Mater Dei".

A strong field of candidatesapplied for these four grantsand it was extremely difficultfor the committee to narrowthe field down. With theexcitement and desire toaward more financial aid toneed-based students, theLettermen's Club is making alarge push to expand itsmembership base. If youwould like more information

or want to join the Lettermen’s Clubcontact JOSEPH MEDLIN ‘98 [email protected].

This group of dedicated Lettermen’s Club members helped raise $4,000 for

finincial aid that was awarded to four deserving MD student-athletes

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Orange Countywas founded in1985, and isone of 900CASA programsnationwide pro-viding qualityintervention andadvocacy serv-ices for abused,abandoned and

neglected children. MDHS alumniLINDA ALVAREZ LOPEZ ‘70 has beeninvolved in CASA, Court AppointedSpecial Advocates, for well over 10years.Lopez and her husband John became

involved after he mentored a youngman who had been in “the system”since he was 9-years-old. A graduateof the USC School of Public HealthNursing and a public health nurse,Linda became a member of the Boardof Directors of CASA Orange Countythree years ago. Although they wereable to help that young man manyyears ago, the Lopez family realizedthat as mentors they could help chil-

dren, but didn’t have the same voice asthe CASA advocates.

That experience moved the Lopezfamily to get involved in CASA OrangeCounty. Since becoming involved inCASA, Linda and John s have teamedwith with Superior Court JudgeFrederick Aguirre, to form a focusgroup with the goal of bringing aware-ness to the Hispanic community inOrange County about the need forHispanic CASA volunteers.

Volunteers for CASA of all back-grounds are always needed, Lindasaid, “An interested person over theage of 21, after training, is sworn in bya judge then matched with a child inthe system.” Granted these childrendo have social workers on their casesbut it is not the same as having a CASAvolunteer. The difference between aCASA volunteer and a social worker isthat each volunteer advocates for justone child at a time. They are able tofocus all of their energy on helping justone child as opposed to a social work-er who is usually juggling a very heavycaseload.

Three major roles of a CASA volun-

teer are to protect the rights of thechild, provide a one-on-one stableadult relationship for the child and toprovide the court with an independentassessment to help the judge deter-mine the best permanent placementfor each child.Lopez is a staunch supporter of CASA

stating, “The advocate acts as thechild’s voice and may be the only con-sistent adult in his or her life. A lot ofthese children are used to disappoint-ment. They are accustomed to incon-sistencies in their treatment, and notbeing listened to.”

When a child is lucky enough to havea CASA advocate it can make all thedifference in the world. The CASAadvocate is there to make sure thechild does not “fall through thecracks.”

In addition to her work with CASA,Linda is also a very involved MD alum-na, helping with class reunions as wellas MD Homecoming events. If youwould like more information aboutCASA you may contact Linda Lopezdirectly at [email protected] or visitthe CASA website at www.casaoc.org.

Linda Alvarez

Lopez ‘70

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JOHN MILLER ‘53 AND

HEATHER CAMPBELL ‘55 weremarried in January 2006.The Millers are retired and areenjoying life in Mobile, AL.

BARBARA RAMROTH HOLTHE

‘56 lives in Fresno where shehas owned Barbara’sFashions for the past 30years. She is retiring soonand is looking forward tospending time with her 8grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

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MARIANNE DINNDORF AYERS

‘61 has been married to herhusband David for 35 years.They have lived in Anaheimfor 30 years and are lookingforward to retiring to Utah inthe next year. The Ayershave two daughters, both liv-ing in the Pacific Northwest.SEBINA WOODS HOBSON ‘61

recently retired after a num-ber of years working atStanford University. She cur-rently volunteers at the localpublic elementary schoolhelping the kids with theirreading. She and her hus-band Bill DeHaven live in LosAltos where he is an engi-neer.

CAROL CAPUANO WELLS ‘62PH.D. was recently awardedThe Shock Society ScientificAchievement Award. Wells, aprofessor at the University ofMinnisota, was inducted intothe MDHS Ring of Honor in2003.

ED LYNCH ‘66 recently visit-ed Spain and enjoyed theFestival of St. Ferminin inPamplona. He is very happyto report that he ran with thebulls and lived to tell about it.

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GASTON P. TURCOTTE ‘74was ordained a PermanentDeacon for the Los AngelesArchdiocese on June 10,2006 by Cardinal RogerMahoney.

KATHY MCHORNEY HANCHEK

‘76 is enjoying her peacefullife in upstate New York. Shehas two children, a son whowill enter high school in thefall and a daughter who islooking forward to drivingsoon. Kathy is a communityhealth nurse at Fort Drumand works primarily in thearea of tobacco cessation.Fort Drum is an expandingbase and her husband isworking as an engineer on anew local housing project.

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TOM SHANAHAN ‘83 and hiswife of 14 years have twochildren, a 13-year-olddaughter and a 10-year-oldson. Tom runs his own busi-

In Our Prayers…Mary Helen Amezcua - Sodexho Food Services

Employee at MDChristian Barker - Son of Sandy Gordon Barker ‘83

who was recently diagnosed with leukemiaKathryn Bonhote ‘66

Orfelina Castro - Mother of Myra, MD FacultyMember

Christine Cote ‘00 & FamilyJudy Prioletti Costa ‘67

Bridget Fisher ‘97Bill Gibbs - MD Faculty MemberChristine Mendoza Isham ‘84

Courtney Jenkinson - Sister of Ashley ‘08 and Jeffrey ‘07

The Jolly FamilyChelsea Lane - Sister of Brianna Lane ‘08

Richard Porter - Father of Ricky ‘01Jeff Sanford - Husband of Angela Harrell ‘87

We Remember …John Aguirre ‘57

James J. Chapman - Father of Carol Cox ‘65,Margaret Otey ‘66, John ‘68, Robert ‘70, Nancy ‘73,

Rosmarie Perez ‘75 and Paul ‘79. Grandfather of Sean‘89 and Aaron Cox ‘91

Donnette Fetto - Mother of Annette Ridley, MDFaculty Member

Clarke Hoskins - Father of Terry Gonzalez, formerMD Faculty Member

Charles Levandowski ‘85Thomas Levandowski ‘57Janice Hoefer Lawson ‘66

Kelly Jo Purcell - Daughter of Charlie, former MDFaculty Member

Vince Solomon ‘59Hubert W. Sullivan ‘59

Mother of Doris Wintrod, MD Faculty Member


In our Catholic life, we have always asked others to praywith us for our loved ones. We appeal together to the Lordfor healing as well as the gift of eternal life. This is oftendone with Eucharist prayer of the church. If you wouldlike us to pray for someone, or if you would like to send amemorial Mass card, please call the Campus MinistryOffice at (714) 850-9556.

RAMON SANCHEZ ‘73 AND

PEGGY HOWARD ‘73 weremarried in November 2005.The two re-met at their 25year reunion and are now liv-ing in Mission Viejo. Ramonworks for Pixar as an inside-salesman and Peggy is a net-work administrator with theCapistrano Unified SchoolDistrict.

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ness helping people becomedebt free.

WALTER MONEYPENNY ‘85married Martha Fay on May20 in Phoenix. Walter’sbrother John presided overthe mass and wedding cere-mony. Fellow graduate andMD faculty member, TONY

VASQUEZ ‘85 was the bestman in the wedding.

ANGELA KOLAR BRAUN ‘86earned her MBA fromPepperdine University andmarried Eric Braun in 2000.They have two children,Kamley Victoria and JackAlbert. The Brauns live inScottsdale, AZ where Angelaworks from home as an inde-pendent consultant withArbonne International.

TRICIA KRAMER BOGDAN ‘88is looking forward to becom-ing a Mater Dei parent, as herson will be a freshman at MDin the fall. She and her hus-band David have two youngerfuture Monarchs at home aswell.

AMY CLARKE MURPHY ‘89lives in Breckenridge, COwith her husband Seth andtheir two boys Aidan (5) andNathan (almost 3). Amy is aswim coach, a recruiter for ahealth care company and astay at home mom. Shehopes to return to her teach-ing career once her childrenare in school. Seth is alawyer at a small practice inFrisco.

DARLENE STEVENS ‘89 andher husband Glenn wel-comed their first child NathanDennis in April 2006.

ANDY S. WRITER ‘89 lives inAnaheim with his 3-year-oldson who he hopes to one daysend to Mater Dei.

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BRIAN PANZA ‘90 and his wifeRona are proud to announcetheir second child, AmandaSofia. She was born in May2006, and was welcomedhome by big sister Fiona, age 2.

JILL GRABOWSKI ‘93 gradu-ated from UC Santa Cruz andwent on to earn a mastersfrom The Art Institute ofChicago. Jill is back inSouthern California now andis a freshman English teacherat Katella High School whereshe also oversees productionof the yearbook.

NATHAN CHAVEZ '94 andRACHEL LECHMANN '96 weremarried in December 2002 atHoly Family Church inOrange. The couple wel-comed their first child,Benjamin Veloy, in March2006.VICTORIA NELSON ‘96 earned

her MBA from Chapman andwas married to Erik Aguilar inJuly 2006. Her bridesmaidsincluded Mater Dei grads,MICHELLE FERRER ‘96, TONI

SOTO ‘97 and ANNIE

PONSFORD ‘96. The youngcouple recently bought ahome in Long Beach.

MEGAN DEBIN ‘97 earned herdegree from UCLA and isnow a grade school artteacher in Glendale. This fallshe will return to UCLA towork on her masters in LatinAmerican Studies in art histo-ry, education and publichealth.DEREK ESPARZA ‘98 graduat-

ed in December 2005 fromthe Academy of Art Universityin San Francisco with aBachelor of Arts degree inComputer Animation. Hecontinues to reside in SanFrancisco as he pursues hiscareer in the animation field.He also plays the base guitarin the band “White Elephant”which performs in local clubs.

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SARAH CHAVEZ ‘00 recentlycompleted her first year oflaw school in New York. Shewill spend her summer inHouston for her first lawinternship.ALLEN CHILDRESS ‘00 earned

a degree in child develop-ment from CSU Fullerton andwill begin studies in biologicalsciences in the fall.

DANIELLE ESPARZA ‘00 grad-uated in May 2006 from CSULong Beach earning herMasters degree in PublicPolicy Administration. She isalso a graduate with honorsof UC Riverside earning herBachelors degree in

Sociology in June of 2003.Danielle resides in Santa Anaand is employed with FedEx.

JOE GROFF ‘01 and BILLIE

LEVECKE ‘01 were married onNew Year’s Eve 2005 andreside in Calabasas. Joe is agraduate of UCLA and a lawstudent at Pepperdine LawSchool.

JODIE MICHELLE NYGAARD

‘01 completed her under-graduate degree in chemicalengineering at UC Berkeleyand recently earned her mas-ters in environmental engi-neering from UCLA. InSeptember she will beginwork for an engineering con-sulting firm.DEENA ESPARZA ’03 graduat-

ed in 2005 from Paul Mitchellthe School earning herdegree in Cosmetology. Sheis currently awaiting her testdate for the State exam and isvery excited to be entering thecosmetology field. Deenaresides in Santa Ana andenjoys hanging out with herfriends she has had since ele-mentary school.DEANNA ESPARZA ’06, having

recently graduated fromMater Dei in May, is enjoyingher summer and working atT.G.I. Fridays before startingclasses at Orange CoastCollege in the fall. Deannaresides with her family inSanta Ana and enjoys spend-ing time with her friends.


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MATTHEW J. JELLICK ‘97 andCURTIS A. RILEY III ‘97 cele-brate Earth Day with a giantsalmon in Portland. Theyboth believe that we need torespect all of Earth’s crea-tures, as well as the Earthherself.

Brothers of St. Patrick Annual BenefitSaturday, September 23

Join in the celebration of former teachersBrother Aquinas, Brother Kevin, Brother

Philip and Brother Matthew.

Visit www.brothersofstpatrick.comfor more information

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